Issue of Equity

RNS Number : 0888I

IP Group PLC

30 March 2020

 

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30 March 2020

IP Group plc - Issue of Equity

IP Group plc (LSE: IPO) ("IP Group" or "the Group" or "the Company"), the developer of intellectual property-based businesses, announces that it has issued 3,209,139 new ordinary shares of 2p each (the "New Shares") to satisfy the final proportion of the consideration which has become due in respect of the acquisition of Parkwalk Advisors Ltd.

An application has therefore been made to the Financial Conduct Authority for admission of the New Shares to the premium listing segment of the Official List maintained by the UK Listing Authority and to the London Stock Exchange. It is expected that admission will take place on 2 April 2020. Following the issue of the New Shares, the Company now has 1,062,353,734 ordinary shares in issue and the total number of voting rights in the Company is 1,062,353,734. There are no shares held in Treasury.

The above figure of 1,062,353,734 may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculation by which they may determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

For more information, please contact:

IP Group plc	www.ipgroupplc.com
Greg Smith, Chief Financial Officer Liz Vaughan-Adams, Communications	[phone] [phone]/[phone]
Charlotte Street Partners
David Gaffney	[phone]
Andrew Wilson	[phone]

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About IP Group

IP Group is a leading intellectual property commercialisation company which focuses on evolving great ideas, mainly from its partner universities, into world-changing businesses. The Group has pioneered a unique approach to developing these ideas and the resulting businesses by providing access to business building expertise, capital (through its 100%-owned FCA-authorised subsidiaries IP Capital and Parkwalk Advisors), networks, recruitment and business support. IP Group has a strong track record of success and its portfolio comprises holdings in early-stage to mature businesses across life sciences and technology. IP Group is listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange under the code IPO.

For more information, please visit our website at www.ipgroupplc.com .

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