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RNS Announcement

RNS Number : 4148I

Ilika plc

25 March 2015

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESⁱ

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ⁱⁱ		Ilika plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights			X
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights			X
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: ⁱⁱⁱ	IP Group plc
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):^iv	See section 9
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: ^v	4, 17, 18 March 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:	19 March 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: ^{vi, vii}	Direct interests: unchanged Indirect interests: 4% reached Combined direct and indirect interests: 12% reached

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares ^{viii, ix}

Class/type of
shares

if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of voting rights ^x

Direct ^xi

Indirect ^xii

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary 1p Shares

9,508,779

7,958,779

5,064,938

2,893,841

7.70%

4.40%

GB00B608Z994

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date ^xiii

Exercise/
Conversion Period ^xiv

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments ^{xv, xvi}

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date ^xvii

Exercise/
Conversion period ^xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights ^{xix, xx}

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

7,958,779

12.11%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: ^xxi

Direct interests:

IP2IPO Limited - 1,707,942

IP2IPO Management VIII Limited - 3,356,996

IP2IPO Management VIII Limited is a 100% owned subsidiary of IP2IPO Limited. IP2IPO Limited is a 100% owned subsidiary of IP Group plc.

Indirect interests:

IP Venture Fund - 2,893,841

IP Venture Fund is a limited partnership fund that is managed by Top Technology Ventures Limited, a 100% subsidiary of IP Group plc.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:

13. Additional information:

This notification relates to reductions in the holdings in the issuer by IP Venture Fund. IP Group's direct holdings are unchanged.

Based on 65,736,416 Ordinary Shares in issue

14. Contact name:

Greg Smith

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7444 0050

This information is provided by RNS

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RNS metadata

Title: Holding(s) in Company
Time: 09:31:50
Date: 25 Mar 2015
Category: Holding(s) in company
ID: 4148I