Result of Meeting

RNS Number : 5426H

IP Group PLC

08 June 2017

 

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8 June 2017

IP Group plc

("IP Group", the "Group" or the "Company")

Result of General Meeting

IP Group announces that the Resolutions as set out in the notice of general meeting dated 23 May 2017 were duly passed at its General Meeting held at 10.00 a.m. today at the offices of the Company at The Walbrook Building, 25 Walbrook, London, EC4N 8AF.

Details of proxy votes received prior to the General Meeting were as follows:

Resolution	For		Discretionary		Against		Witheld
	No. of votes	% of votes	No. of votes	% of votes	No. of votes	% of votes	No. of votes
1	452,974,579	93.56	6,428	0.01	31,133,414	6.43	1,783,229
2	452,973,710	93.56	11,928	0.01	31,127,914	6.43	1,784,107
3	452,973,710	93.56	11,928	0.01	31,127,914	6.43	1,784,107

The voting results will shortly be available on the Company's website at www.ipgroupplc.com/investor-relations. In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions passed at the General Meeting will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: www.hemscott.com/nsm.do

Capitalised terms used in this announcement have the meanings given to them in the Prospectus.

For further information contact:

IP Group plc
Alan Aubrey, Chief Executive Officer	[phone]
Greg Smith, Chief Financial Officer	[phone]
Liz Vaughan-Adams, Communications	[phone]/[phone]
Charlotte Street Partners
Andrew Wilson	[phone]
Martha Walsh	[phone]

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