Director/PDMR Shareholding
IP Group plc announced the release of Deferred Bonus Awards on April 22, 2026, resulting in the transfer of 168,957 ordinary shares to executive directors and one other person discharging managerial responsibilities. This release, valued at £107,625.61 based on an aggregated price of 63.7 pence per share, involved a total of 883,427,642 shares in issue with none held in treasury. The transaction facilitated the application of the Group's Post Cessation Shareholding Policy.
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| FOR RELEASE ON | 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.
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:
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.
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 |
| a) | Name | IP Group plc |
| b) | Legal Entity Identifier | 213800HG22UM138WFG43 |
| 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 | 1 68,957 63.7p £107,625.61 |
| f) | Date of the transaction | 22 April 2026 |
| g) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, Main Market |
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