Standard Form TR-1
Voting rights attached to shares- Article 12(1) of directive 2004/109/EC
Financial instruments - Article 11(3) of the Commission Directive 2007/14/EC

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:IFG Group Plc

2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

[X] an acquisition or disposal of voting rights

[ ] an acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

[ ] an event changing the breakdown of voting rights

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: Strategic Equity Capital plc

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): The Northern Trust Company

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: 10/09/2015

6. Date on which issuer notified; 11/09/2015

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 4%

8. Notified details:

A) Voting rights attached to shares

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

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

IE0002325243

4,050,000

4,050,000

4,700,000

4,700,000


4.47%


SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)

4,050,000

4,050,000

4,700,000

4,700,000

4.47%

B) Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration Date

Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date

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

% of voting rights







SUBTOTAL B (in relation to all expiration dates)



Total (A+B)

number of voting rights

% of voting rights

2,472,862

4,700,000

4.47%

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

10. In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder ] will cease to hold [number ] voting rights as of [date ]. - n/a

11. Additional information:

Calculation based on Total Voting Rights on 105,235,665 per company announcement as at 29 May 2015

Done at Dublin, Ireland on 10 September 2015


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