Share Buyback Programme

SSP Group plc (the "Company") announces its intention to return up to £100 million to its shareholders through an on-market share buyback programme (the "Programme") consistent with its capital allocation strategy, reflecting a healthy balance sheet position and highlighting the Board's confidence in the Company's prospects into FY26. The Programme will begin immediately and will end no later than 9 October 2026. The sole purpose of the Programme is to reduce the Company's issued share capital.

The Company has entered into an arrangement with Barclays Bank PLC ("Barclays") in relation to the Programme (the "Arrangement"). The Arrangement initially allows Barclays to purchase up to 80,057,619 ordinary shares in the capital of the Company ("Shares") in accordance with the authority to repurchase Shares granted by the Company's shareholders at the 2025 Annual General Meeting, which will expire on the earlier of (i) the conclusion of the annual general meeting of the Company to be held in 2026 (the "2026 AGM") and (ii) at the close of business on 28 April 2026 (the "2025 Authority"). Following the expiry of the 2025 Authority, the continuation of the Programme will be conditional on approval of shareholders of a resolution re-granting the directors' authority to purchase Shares at the 2026 AGM and any further purchases will be in accordance with the terms of such approval. The share purchases will be made by Barclays, or its affiliates, acting on the Company's behalf (as riskless principal) in accordance with the Arrangement and, in the case of any purchases made during closed periods and/or at any time when the Company has inside information, shall be made independently of, and uninfluenced by, the Company.

Any share purchases effected under the Programme will be subject to the terms of the Arrangement and in any case will be effected in a manner consistent with the general authority vested in the Company to repurchase Shares from time to time, the assimilated UK Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014 and the assimilated Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 (in each case as incorporated into the law of the United Kingdom by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (as amended)) ("MAR") and the UK Listing Rules. The aggregate purchase price under the Arrangement will not exceed £100,000,000.

Following the purchase of the Shares, they will be cancelled.

The Company is not currently in possession of any other inside information.