Holding(s) in Company

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Aberdeen Group plc, through its subsidiary abrdn Investments Limited, now effectively holds and has delegated voting rights to 6.213377% of Maintel Holdings PLC shares, representing 1,163,830 voting rights. This notification follows a change in portfolio management responsibilities for Herald Investment Trust plc, effective August 1, 2026, which resulted in abrdn Investments Limited gaining delegated voting rights. No actual acquisition or disposal of underlying shares has occurred.

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Issuer Details

ISIN

GB00B046YG73

Issuer Name

MAINTEL HOLDINGS PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

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

Details of the shareholder

City of registered office (if applicable)

Country of registered office (if applicable)

Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

03-Aug-2026

Date on which Issuer notified

05-Aug-2026

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

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	6.213377	0.000000	6.213377	1,163,830
Position of previous notification (if applicable)		N/A	N/A	N/A
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)
GB00B046YG73			1,163,830	6.213377
Sub Total 8.A			1,163,830	6.213377

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

Sub Total 8.B1

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

Sub Total 8.B2

Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

Aberdeen Group plc

			Aberdeen Group plc	abrdn Holdings Limited
Aberdeen Group plc	abrdn Investments Limited	6.213377	0.000000	6.213377

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Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

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Additional Information

This disclosure also reflects the fact that the voting rights effectively held indirectly by the underlying intermediate holding company abrdn Holdings Limited ("aHL") and held by the underlying investment management entity abrdn Investments Limited ("aIL") increased above the 5% notifiable threshold. aHL now effectively holds and aIL holds the delegated voting rights to 6.213377% of the shares in Maintel Holdings PLC.