Holding(s) in Company

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Aberdeen Group plc has increased its total voting rights and financial instruments in XPS Pensions Group PLC to 8.026247%, representing 16,723,121 voting rights, as of April 1, 2026. This increase, driven by trading activity, brings their direct voting rights attached to shares to 7.988719% (16,644,929 shares) and voting rights through financial instruments, specifically the right to recall lent shares, to 0.037528% (78,192). Within the group, abrdn Investment Management Limited now effectively holds delegated voting rights to 5.001998% of XPS Pensions Group PLC shares, excluding lent shares.

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Issuer Details

ISIN

GB00BDDN1T20

Issuer Name

XPS PENSIONS GROUP 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

01-Apr-2026

Date on which Issuer notified

02-Apr-2026

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
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

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

Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

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

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

Additional Information

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.