Director/PDMR Shareholding

IP Group PLC

23 April 2026

 

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23 April 2026

IP Group plc - Employee Share Schemes; Director/PDMR shareholding

IP Group plc (LSE: IPO) ("IP Group" or "the Group" or "the Company"), which invests in breakthrough science and innovation companies with the potential to create a better future for all, announces the following in connection with its employee share schemes.

Release of Deferred Bonus Awards

On 22 April 2026, the Group's executive directors and one other person discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR") received a total of 168,957 ordinary shares of two pence each ("Shares"), resulting from the release of Deferred Bonus Awards granted in relation to the partial deferral of annual bonuses for the 2023 and 2024 financial years. 

The delivery of the awards was satisfied through the transfer of Shares from the Company's employee benefit trust (the "EBT"), with the balance being settled by cash payments in an amount sufficient to meet the relevant individuals' income and other tax liabilities in accordance with the rules of the IP Group Share Plan ("Share Plan"). 

The Shares transferred to the Group's executive directors will be held by the EBT on behalf of, and as nominee for, the executive directors in order to facilitate the application of the Group's Post Cessation Shareholding Policy.

A copy of the Share Plan can be found at:

https://www.ipgroupplc.com/investors/corporate-governance

Shares in issue

As at 22 April, the Company had 883,427,642 Shares in issue and no Shares held in treasury.

The following information is being disclosed pursuant to the requirements of MAR.

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them.

DBA Release

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Greg Smith David Baynes Mark Reilly
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Director        Chief Executive Officer Director        Chief Operating and Financial Officer PDMR          Managing Partner
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	IP Group plc
b)	Legal Entity Identifier	213800HG22UM138WFG43
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary Shares of 2p each in IP Group plc   ISIN: GB00B128J450
b)	Nature of the transaction	Release of the 2024 Deferred Bonus Awards and 2025 Deferred Bonus Awards
c)	Currency	GBP
d)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Name(s) Price(s) Volume(s) Greg Smith Conditional Share Award 67,116 David Baynes Conditional Share Award 41,435 Mark Reilly Conditional Share Award 60,406
e)	Aggregated information -Aggregated volume - Price - Aggregated total	168,957 63.7p £107,625.61
f)	Date of the transaction	22 April 2026
g)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, Main Market

For more information, please contact:

IP Group plc	www.ipgroupplc.com
Liz Vaughan-Adams, Communications    Portland Alex Donaldson	[phone]/[phone] [phone]

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About IP Group

IP Group accelerates the impact of science for a better future. As the most active UK based, early stage science and technology investor, we develop and support some of the world's most exciting businesses in healthtech, deeptech and cleantech. Including through Parkwalk, the UK's largest growth EIS fund manager, we back world-changing innovation emerging in leading universities and research institutions. Our specialist investment team combines sector expertise with an international approach. Together we have a strong track record of success, having backed high-profile companies including Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc, Hinge Health, Featurespace, First Light Fusion, Hysata, and Oxa. 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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