Holding(s) in Company

XPS Pensions Group PLC

07 April 2026

 

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

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

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

01-Apr-2026

6. Date on which Issuer notified

02-Apr-2026

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	7.988719	0.037528	8.026247	16,723,121
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	7.953678	0.037528	7.991206

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		16,644,929		7.988719
Sub Total 8.A	16,644,929		7.988719

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
Right to recall lent shares			78,192	0.037528
Sub Total 8.B1			78,192	0.037528

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	5.001998	0.037528	5.039526
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.

This disclosure is to reflect the fact that the voting rights effectively held indirectly by the underlying intermediate holding company, abrdn Investments (Holdings) Limited ("aI(H)L") and held by the underlying investment management entity abrdn Investment Management Limited ("aIML"), excluding the rights to recall lent shares, increased above the 5% notifiable threshold due to trading on 01 April 2026. aI(H)L now effectively holds and aIML holds, excluding the rights to recall lent shares, the delegated voting rights to 5.001998% of the shares in XPS Pensions Group PLC.

12. Date of Completion

02-April-2026

13. Place Of Completion

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

 

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