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BYTES TECHNOLOGY GROUP PLC - TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

Release Date: 21/12/2020 11:00
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TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

BYTES TECHNOLOGY GROUP PLC
(Incorporated in England & Wales)
(Registered number: 12935776)
LEI: 213800LA4DZLFBAC9O33
Share code: BYI
ISIN: GB00BMH18Q19
("the Company")

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft
Word format if possible)(i)

1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are                         Bytes Technology Group plc
attached:
  
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer

2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                    X

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify) (iii):

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
                                                         Aggregate of Standard Life Aberdeen plc affiliated
Name                                                     investment management entities with delegated voting
                                                         rights on behalf of multiple managed portfolios
City and country of registered office (if applicable)    Edinburgh, Scotland

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v)
Name

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or             17/12/2020
reached(vi):

6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):            18/12/2020

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

                                                      % of voting rights
                          % of voting rights          through f inancial                                      Total number of
                          attached to shares             instruments             Total of both in %           voting rights of
                           (total of 8. A)         (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)          (8.A + 8.B)                issuer(vii)                                            
                                                                        
                                                                                             
                                                  
Resulting situation
on the date on which
threshold was                   5.19                        0.00                         5.19                    239,482,333
crossed or reached

Position of previous
notification (if
applicable)

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or
reached(viii)

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of                      Number of voting rights(ix)                                % of voting rights
shares
ISIN code (if possible)          Direct                   Indirect                     Direct                     Indirect
                             (Art 9 of Directive    (Art 10 of Directive           (Art 9 of Directive        (Art 10 of Directive
                          2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)       2004/109/EC)              2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)           2004/109/EC)
                                                        (DTR5.2.1)                                                (DTR5.2.1)

GB00BMH18Q19                       N/A                   12,435,016                     N/A                         5.19



SUBTOTAL 8. A                              12,435,016                                                  5.19



B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
                                                                           Number of voting rights
Type of financial         Expiration      Exercise/                        that may be acquired if
instrument                date(x)         Conversion Period(xi)            the instrument is                  % of voting rights
                                                                           Exercised/converted.
                                                                           



                                          SUBTOTAL 8. B 1



B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive
2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
                                          Exercise/            Physical or
Type of financial   Expiration            Conversion           cash                   Number of
instrument          date(x)               Period (xi)          settlement(xii)        voting rights            % of voting rights
                                                                    
                                                    
                                                               SUBTOTAL
                                                               8.B.2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the
applicable box with an "X")
Person subject to the notif ication obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not
control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer (xiii)

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 entity (xiv)         X
(please add additional rows as necessary)
                                               % of voting
                                               rights if it              % of voting rights
                                               equals or is              through financial                    Total of both if it
                                               higher than            instruments if it equals                equals or is higher
                                              the notifiable           or is higher than the                  than the notifiable                      
          Name(xv)                              threshold              notifiable threshold                         threshold
                                                                                           
                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
Standard Life Aberdeen plc
Standard Life Investments (Holdings)
Limited
Standard Life Investments Limited


Standard Life Aberdeen plc
Aberdeen Asset Management PLC
Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited


Standard Life Aberdeen plc
Aberdeen Asset Management PLC
Aberdeen Standard Investments Inc.


10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:

Name of the proxy holder                                          N/A

The number and % of voting rights held                            N/A

The date until which the voting rights will be held               N/A

11. Additional information(xvi)

In reference to section 9, the shares detailed are managed by the named discretionary investment management entity
within multiple portfolios on behalf of underlying clients, based on investment management agreements whereby the
client has delegated the exercise of the voting power to the referenced investment manager.

Place of completion       Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Date of completion        18/12/2020

The Company has a primary listing on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange and a secondary
listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.

21 December 2020

Sponsor
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)

Date: 21-12-2020 11:00:00
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