XPS PENSIONS GROUP PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Sep 11, 2025

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RNS Number : 0172Z

XPS Pensions Group PLC

11 September 2025

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB00BDDN1T20

Issuer Name

XPS PENSIONS GROUP PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

Other

Comments

Due to an external in-specie transfer on 10 September 2025

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Aberdeen Group plc

City of registered office (if applicable)

Edinburgh

Country of registered office (if applicable)

United Kingdom

4. Details of the shareholder

Full name of shareholder(s) if different from the person(s) subject to the notification obligation, above

City of registered office (if applicable)

Country of registered office (if applicable)

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

10-Sep-2025

6. Date on which Issuer notified

11-Sep-2025

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)	Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights held in issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	9.632592	0.000000	9.632592	20,070,027
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	10.948025	0.000000	10.948025

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)	Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)	% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
GB00BDDN1T20		20,070,027		9.632592
Sub Total 8.A	20,070,027		9.632592

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted	% of voting rights
Sub Total 8.B1

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Physical or cash settlement	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
Sub Total 8.B2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as necessary)

Ultimate controlling person	Name of controlled undertaking	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Aberdeen Group plc
Aberdeen Group plc	abrdn Investments (Holdings) Limited
Aberdeen Group plc	abrdn Investment Management Limited	8.051398	0.000000	8.051398
Aberdeen Group plc
Aberdeen Group plc	abrdn Holdings Limited
Aberdeen Group plc	abrdn Investments Limited

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional Information

In reference to Section 9, the shares detailed are managed by the named discretionary investment management entity within multiple portfolios on behalf of underlying clients, based on investment management agreements whereby the client has delegated the exercise of the voting power to the referenced investment manager.

12. Date of Completion

11-Sep-2025

13. Place Of Completion

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

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