<div id="readability-page-1"><div>RNS Number : 1965M SSP Group PLC 18 December 2025 TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings1. Issuer DetailsISINGB00BGBN7C04Issuer NameSSP GROUP PLCUK or Non-UK IssuerUK2. Reason for NotificationAn acquisition or disposal of voting rights3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationNameHSBC Holdings plcCity of registered office (if applicable)LondonCountry of registered office (if applicable)United Kingdom4. Details of the shareholder<div><table><tbody><tr><td>Name</td><td>City of registered office</td><td>Country of registered office</td></tr><tr><td>Internationale Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung</td><td>Düsseldorf</td><td>Germany</td></tr><tr><td>HSBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited</td><td>London</td><td>United Kingdom</td></tr><tr><td>HSBC Bank Plc</td><td>London</td><td>United Kingdom</td></tr></tbody></table></div>5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached16-Dec-20256. Date on which Issuer notified18-Dec-20257. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation<div><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td>% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)</td><td>% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)</td><td>Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)</td><td>Total number of voting rights held in issuer</td></tr><tr><td>Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached</td><td>10.214000</td><td>0.110000</td><td>10.324000</td><td>82039549</td></tr><tr><td>Position of previous notification (if applicable)</td><td>9.005000</td><td>0.198000</td><td>9.203000</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table></div>8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached8A. Voting rights attached to shares<div><table><tbody><tr><td>Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)</td><td>Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)</td><td>Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)</td><td>% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)</td><td>% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)</td></tr><tr><td>GB00BGBN7C04</td><td></td><td>81157618</td><td></td><td>10.214000</td></tr><tr><td>Sub Total 8.A</td><td colspan="2">81157618</td><td colspan="2">10.214000%</td></tr></tbody></table></div>8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))<div><table><tbody><tr><td>Type of financial instrument</td><td>Expiration date</td><td>Exercise/conversion period</td><td>Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted</td><td>% of voting rights</td></tr><tr><td>Stock Lent</td><td></td><td></td><td>136500</td><td>0.017000</td></tr><tr><td>Sub Total 8.B1</td><td colspan="2"></td><td>136500</td><td>0.017000%</td></tr></tbody></table></div>8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))<div><table><tbody><tr><td>Type of financial instrument</td><td>Expiration date</td><td>Exercise/conversion period</td><td>Physical or cash settlement</td><td>Number of voting rights</td><td>% of voting rights</td></tr><tr><td>Equity Swap</td><td></td><td></td><td>Cash</td><td>745431</td><td>0.093000</td></tr><tr><td>Sub Total 8.B2</td><td colspan="3"></td><td>745431</td><td>0.093000%</td></tr></tbody></table></div>9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation2. 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)<div><table><tbody><tr><td>Ultimate controlling person</td><td>Name of controlled undertaking</td><td>% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold</td><td>% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold</td><td>Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold</td></tr><tr><td>HSBC Holdings PLC</td><td>HSBC Bank PLC</td><td>9.639000</td><td>0.110000</td><td>9.750000%</td></tr><tr><td>HSBC Holdings PLC</td><td>Internationale Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung</td><td>0.028000</td><td></td><td>0.028000%</td></tr><tr><td>HSBC Holdings PLC</td><td>HSBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited</td><td>0.546000</td><td></td><td>0.546000%</td></tr></tbody></table></div>10. In case of proxy votingName of the proxy holderThe number and % of voting rights heldThe date until which the voting rights will be held11. Additional Information12. Date of Completion18-Dec-202513. Place Of CompletionLondon, United KingdomThis information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact rns@lseg.com or visit www.rns.com.RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. For further information about how RNS and the London Stock Exchange use the personal data you provide us, please see our Privacy Policy. 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HSBC Holdings PLC has acquired or disposed of voting rights in SSP Group PLC, crossing the 10% threshold on December 16, 2025. HSBC now holds 10.324% of voting rights, up from 9.203%. The notification includes details of direct and indirect voting rights, financial instruments, and controlled undertakings. The notification was completed on December 18, 2025, in London, UK.

- HSBC Holdings plc notified the acquisition of voting rights in SSP Group PLC, surpassing the 10% threshold on December 16, 2025.  
- The total voting rights held after the acquisition included 10.324% directly and via financial instruments, representing a notable increase from the previous position of 9.203%.  
- The notification highlights HSBC's various controlled undertakings, including HSBC Bank PLC and Internationale Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung, along with their respective voting rights.

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