Holding(s) in Company

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Aberdeen Group plc has notified XPS Pensions Group PLC of a change in its major holding, with its total voting rights and financial instruments now standing at 8.100611%, representing 16,878,062 voting rights. This change, which occurred on May 5, 2026, resulted in a decrease in direct voting rights attached to shares to 8.063083% (16,799,870 shares) and indirect voting rights through financial instruments at 0.037528% (78,192 rights to recall lent shares). Previously, Aberdeen Group plc held 8.110411% of the voting rights.

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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

05-May-2026

Date on which Issuer notified

06-May-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	8.063083	0.037528	8.100611	16,878,062
Position of previous notification (if applicable)		8.072883	0.037528	8.110411
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			16,799,870	8.063083
Sub Total 8.A			16,799,870	8.063083
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
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 reflects 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") decreased below the 5% notifiable threshold due to trading on 05 May 2026. Prior to this crossing, aI(H)L effectively held and aIML held 5.004887% of the delegated voting rights.