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

Release Date: 28/01/2026 17:00
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TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

Bytes Technology Group plc
(Incorporated in England and Wales)
(Registered number: 12935776)
LEI: 213800LA4DZLFBAC9O33
Share code: BYI
ISIN: GB00BMH18Q19
("BTG" or the "Company")

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details
   ISIN
   GB00BMH18Q19
   Issuer Name
   BYTES TECHNOLOGY GROUP PLC
   UK or Non-UK Issuer
   UK
2. Reason for Notification
   An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
   Name
   JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   City of registered office (if applicable)

   Country of registered office (if applicable)
   US
4. Details of the shareholder
                                      City of registered     Country of registered
   Name                               office                 office

   J.P. Morgan Securities
   PLC

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached
   26-Jan-2026
6. Date on which Issuer notified
   28-Jan-2026
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification
   obligation
                                               % of voting        Total of both   Total number of
                           % of voting
                           rights attached
                                               rights through     in % (8.A +     voting rights
                                               financial          8.B)            held in issuer
                           to shares (total    instruments
                           of 8.A)             (total of 8.B 1 +
                                               8.B 2)

  Resulting
  situation on the
  date on which            0.050282            5.093704            5.143986        12158414
  threshold was
  crossed or
  reached

  Position of
  previous                 0.089931            5.113748            5.203679
  notification (if
  applicable)

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

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

Class/Type of       Number of direct Number of indirect        % of direct
                                                                               % of indirect voting
shares ISIN code(if voting rights    voting rights             voting rights
                                                                               rights (DTR5.2.1)
possible)           (DTR5.1)         (DTR5.2.1)                (DTR5.1)

GB00BMH18Q19                                  118839                             0.050282

Sub Total 8.A            118839                                    0.050282%


8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))
                                                          Number of voting rights that
                                                                                           % of
Type of financial     Expiration Exercise/conversion      may be acquired if the
                                                                                           voting
instrument            date       period                   instrument is
                                                                                           rights
                                                          exercised/converted
Sub Total 8.B1


8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect
according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

Type of                           Physical 
                      Exercise/   or       Number  % of voting
financial  Expiration conversion  cash     of
           date       period      settle-  voting  rights
instrument                        ment     rights

Cash-
settled
           28/04/2026 28/04/2026  Cash    226075   0.095641
Equity
Swap

Cash-
settled
           08/05/2026 08/05/2026  Cash   393617    0.166519
Equity
Swap

Cash-
settled
          27/05/2026 27/05/2026   Cash   351027    0.148516
Equity
Swap
Cash-
settled
          15/07/2026 15/07/2026   Cash   4994803   2.113359
Equity
Swap

Cash-
settled
          04/08/2026 04/08/2026   Cash   387       0.000158
Equity
Swap

Cash-
settled
          05/08/2026 05/08/2026   Cash   164000    0.069390
Equity
Swap

Cash-
settled
          02/09/2026 02/09/2026   Cash   343765    0.145430
Equity
Swap

Cash-
settled
          08/09/2026 08/09/2026   Cash   38956     0.016470
Equity
Swap

Cash-
settled
          29/09/2026 29/09/2026   Cash   25634     0.010845
Equity
Swap

Cash-
settled
          30/09/2026 30/09/2026   Cash   303927    0.128564
Equity
Swap

Cash-
settled
          02/10/2026 02/10/2026   Cash   14244     0.006024
Equity
Swap

Cash-
settled
          05/10/2026 05/10/2026   Cash   5727      0.002417
Equity
Swap

Cash-
settled
          07/10/2026 07/10/2026   Cash   29316     0.012368
Equity
Swap
Cash-
settled
          15/10/2026 15/10/2026   Cash   23111    0.009777
Equity
Swap

Cash-
settled
          21/10/2026 21/10/2026   Cash   33802    0.014296
Equity
Swap

Cash-
settled
          23/10/2026 23/10/2026   Cash   115591   0.048907
Equity
Swap

Cash-
settled
          03/11/2026 03/11/2026   Cash   25243    0.010674
Equity
Swap

Cash-
settled
          10/11/2026 10/11/2026   Cash   74655    0.031587
Equity
Swap

Cash-
settled
          18/11/2026 18/11/2026   Cash   54651    0.023123
Equity
Swap

Cash-
settled
          25/11/2026 25/11/2026   Cash   3770     0.001591
Equity
Swap

Cash-
settled
          02/12/2026 02/12/2026   Cash   365106   0.154467
Equity
Swap

Cash-
settled
          17/12/2026 17/12/2026   Cash   479000   0.202670
Equity
Swap

Cash-
settled
          29/12/2026 29/12/2026   Cash   140      0.000059
Equity
Swap
Cash-
settled
          30/12/2026 30/12/2026   Cash   532517   0.225314
Equity
Swap

Cash-
settled
          05/01/2027 05/01/2027   Cash   1479     0.000613
Equity
Swap

Cash-
settled
          11/01/2027 11/01/2027   Cash   22188    0.009387
Equity
Swap

Cash-
settled
          19/01/2027 19/01/2027   Cash   13253    0.005576
Equity
Swap

Cash-
settled
          22/01/2027 22/01/2027   Cash   13535    0.005723
Equity
Swap

Cash-
settled
          26/01/2027 26/01/2027   Cash   33       0.000013
Equity
Swap

Cash-
settled
          02/02/2027 02/02/2027   Cash   173557   0.073424
Equity
Swap

Cash-
settled
          03/02/2027 03/02/2027   Cash   134404   0.056862
Equity
Swap

Cash-
settled
          04/02/2027 04/02/2027   Cash   214426   0.090720
Equity
Swap

Cash-
settled
          11/02/2027 11/02/2027   Cash   7692     0.003252
Equity
Swap
Cash-
settled
          17/02/2027 17/02/2027   Cash   13125    0.005549
Equity
Swap

Cash-
settled
          18/02/2027 18/02/2027   Cash   3611     0.001527
Equity
Swap

Cash-
settled
          24/02/2027 24/02/2027   Cash   212462   0.089895
Equity
Swap

Cash-
settled
          02/03/2027 02/03/2027   Cash   345      0.000145
Equity
Swap

Cash-
settled
          03/03/2027 03/03/2027   Cash   147339   0.062336
Equity
Swap

Cash-
settled
          17/03/2027 17/03/2027   Cash   3710     0.001569
Equity
Swap

Cash-
settled
          04/05/2027 04/05/2027   Cash   124546   0.052691
Equity
Swap

Cash-
settled
          08/05/2027 08/05/2027   Cash   2753     0.001163
Equity
Swap

Cash-
settled
          05/01/2028 05/01/2028   Cash   766      0.000318
Equity
Swap

Cash-
settled
          30/05/2028 30/05/2028   Cash   38053    0.016096
Equity
Swap
Cash-
settled
          02/07/2030 02/07/2030   Cash   396932   0.167943
Equity
Swap

Cash-
settled
          10/07/2030 10/07/2030   Cash   867472   0.367031
Equity
Swap

Cash-
settled
          02/08/2030 02/08/2030   Cash   471696   0.199570
Equity
Swap

Cash-
settled
          06/10/2032 06/10/2032   Cash   15013    0.006352
Equity
Swap

Cash-
settled
          07/10/2032 07/10/2032   Cash   12960    0.005483
Equity
Swap

Cash-
settled
          11/10/2032 11/10/2032   Cash   15080    0.006380
Equity
Swap

Cash-
settled
          15/10/2032 15/10/2032   Cash   16725    0.007076
Equity
Swap

Cash-
settled
          18/10/2032 18/10/2032   Cash   48015    0.020315
Equity
Swap

Cash-
settled
          24/08/2035 24/08/2035   Cash   161573   0.068363
Equity
Swap

Cash-
settled
          06/12/2035 06/12/2035   Cash   134397   0.056837
Equity
Swap
Cash-
settled   31/12/2035 31/12/2035   Cash   13510    0.005706
Equity
Swap

Cash-
settled   18/01/2036 18/01/2036   Cash   147337   0.062338
Equity
Swap

Cash-
settled   24/01/2036 24/01/2036   Cash   8913     0.003759
Equity
Swap

Cash-
settled   31/01/2036 31/01/2036   Cash   3611     0.001526
Equity
Swap

Sub Total 8.B2                           12039575 5.093704%

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the
notification obligation

2. 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)
                                      % of voting      % of voting rights
                                      rights if it     through financial     Total of both if it
Ultimate           Name of controlled equals or is     instruments if it     equals or is higher
controlling person undertaking        higher than      equals or is higher   than the notifiable
                                      the notifiable   than the notifiable   threshold
                                      threshold        threshold

  JPMorgan           J.P. Morgan                       4.899274              4.949556%
  Chase & Co.        Securities plc

                     J.P. Morgan
                     Equities
  JPMorgan           South Africa
  Chase & Co.        Proprietary
                     Limited

  JPMorgan           J.P. Morgan
  Chase & Co.        SE

10. 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

11. Additional Information
     Chain of controlled undertakings:

     JPMorgan Chase & Co.
     JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (100%)
     J.P. Morgan International Finance Limited (100%)
     J.P. Morgan Capital Holdings Limited (100%)
     J.P. Morgan Securities PLC (100%)

     JPMorgan Chase & Co.
     JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (100%)
     J.P. Morgan International Finance Limited (100%)
     J.P. Morgan Capital Holdings Limited (100%)
     J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa Proprietary Limited (100%)

     JPMorgan Chase & Co.
     JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (100%)
     J.P. Morgan International Finance Limited (100%)
     J.P. Morgan SE (100%)

12.  Date of Completion
     28-Jan-2026

13.  Place Of Completion
     London


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

28 January 2026

Sponsor
Investec Bank Limited

Date: 28-01-2026 05:00:00
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