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TR-1: Standard form for Notification of Major Holdings

Published: 2023-07-25 10:00:25 ET
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Bytes Technology Group plc
(Incorporated in England and Wales)
(Registered number: 12935776)
LEI: 213800LA4DZLFBAC9O33
Share code: BYI
ISIN: GB00BMH18Q19
("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
 Other
 Comments
 Increase in holding following client instruction to elect for decision making
 on voting rights
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
 Name
 BlackRock, Inc.
 City of registered office (if applicable)
 Wilmington
 Country of registered office (if applicable)
 USA
4. Details of the shareholder
 Full name of shareholder(s) if different from the person(s) subject
 to the notification obligation, above


 City of registered office (if applicable)


 Country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached
  21 July 2023
6. Date on which Issuer notified
  24 July 2023
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
                         % of voting        % of voting rights
                                                                 Total of both      Total number of
                         rights attached    through financial
            .                                                    in % (8.A +        voting rights
                         to shares (total   instruments (total
                                                                 8.B)               held in issuer
                         of 8.A)            of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)

  Resulting
  situation on the
  date on which
                          5.000000           0.560000             5.560000            13329875
  threshold was
  crossed or
  reached

  Position of
  previous
                          4.990000           0.680000             5.670000
  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                            11977350                                   5.000000

Sub Total 8.A         11977350                                   5.000000%

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

Securities
                                                           120000                   0.050000
Lending

Sub Total 8.B1                                             120000                     0.050000%
8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according
to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))
Type of
                 Expiration   Exercise/conversion Physical or cash Number of            % of voting
financial
                 date         period              settlement       voting rights        rights
instrument

CFD                                                Cash              1232525            0.510000

Sub Total 8.B2                                                       1232525            0.510000%

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

  BlackRock,
                        BlackRock Holdco
  Inc. (Chain
                        2, Inc.
  1)

  BlackRock,            BlackRock
  Inc. (Chain           Financial
  1)                    Management, Inc.

  BlackRock,            BlackRock
  Inc. (Chain           International
  1)                    Holdings, Inc.

  BlackRock,            BR Jersey
  Inc. (Chain           International
  1)                    Holdings L.P.

  BlackRock,
                        BlackRock Holdco
  Inc. (Chain
                        3, LLC
  1)

  BlackRock,
                        BlackRock
  Inc. (Chain
                        Cayman 1 LP
  1)

  BlackRock,            BlackRock
  Inc. (Chain           Cayman West Bay
1)            Finco Limited

BlackRock,    BlackRock
Inc. (Chain   Cayman West Bay
1)            IV Limited

BlackRock,
              BlackRock Group
Inc. (Chain
              Limited
1)

BlackRock,    BlackRock
Inc. (Chain   Finance Europe
1)            Limited

              BlackRock
BlackRock,
              Investment
Inc. (Chain
              Management (UK)
1)
              Limited

BlackRock,
              BlackRock Holdco
Inc. (Chain
              2, Inc.
2)

BlackRock,    BlackRock
Inc. (Chain   Financial
2)            Management, Inc.

BlackRock,    BlackRock
Inc. (Chain   International
2)            Holdings, Inc.

BlackRock,    BR Jersey
Inc. (Chain   International
2)            Holdings L.P.

BlackRock,    BlackRock
Inc. (Chain   Australia Holdco
2)            Pty. Ltd.

              BlackRock
BlackRock,    Investment
Inc. (Chain   Management
2)            (Australia)
              Limited

BlackRock,    BlackRock Holdco
Inc. (Chain   2, Inc.
3)

BlackRock,    BlackRock
Inc. (Chain   Financial
3)            Management, Inc.

BlackRock,
              BlackRock Holdco
Inc. (Chain
              4, LLC
3)

BlackRock,
              BlackRock Holdco
Inc. (Chain
              6, LLC
3)

BlackRock,    BlackRock
Inc. (Chain   Delaware
3)            Holdings Inc.

              BlackRock
BlackRock,    Institutional Trust
Inc. (Chain   Company,
3)            National
              Association

BlackRock,
              BlackRock Holdco
Inc. (Chain
              2, Inc.
4)

BlackRock,    BlackRock
Inc. (Chain   Financial
4)            Management, Inc.

BlackRock,
              BlackRock Holdco
Inc. (Chain
              4, LLC
4)

BlackRock,
              BlackRock Holdco
Inc. (Chain
              6, LLC
4)

BlackRock,    BlackRock
Inc. (Chain   Delaware
4)            Holdings Inc.

BlackRock,
              BlackRock Fund
Inc. (Chain
              Advisors
4)
BlackRock,
              BlackRock Holdco
Inc. (Chain
              2, Inc.
5)

BlackRock,    BlackRock
Inc. (Chain   Financial
5)            Management, Inc.

BlackRock,
              BlackRock Holdco
Inc. (Chain
              2, Inc.
6)

BlackRock,    BlackRock
Inc. (Chain   Financial
6)            Management, Inc.

BlackRock,    BlackRock
Inc. (Chain   International
6)            Holdings, Inc.

BlackRock,    BR Jersey
Inc. (Chain   International
6)            Holdings L.P.

BlackRock,
              BlackRock Holdco
Inc. (Chain
              3, LLC
6)

BlackRock,
              BlackRock Canada
Inc. (Chain
              Holdings LP
6)

BlackRock,
              BlackRock Canada
Inc. (Chain
              Holdings ULC
6)

BlackRock,    BlackRock Asset
Inc. (Chain   Management
6)            Canada Limited

BlackRock,
              BlackRock Holdco
Inc. (Chain
              2, Inc.
7)

BlackRock,    BlackRock
Inc. (Chain   Financial
7)            Management, Inc.
BlackRock,
              BlackRock Capital
Inc. (Chain
              Holdings, Inc.
7)

BlackRock,
              BlackRock
Inc. (Chain
              Advisors, LLC
7)

BlackRock,
              BlackRock Holdco
Inc. (Chain
              2, Inc.
8)

BlackRock,    BlackRock
Inc. (Chain   Financial
8)            Management, Inc.

BlackRock,    BlackRock
Inc. (Chain   International
8)            Holdings, Inc.

BlackRock,    BR Jersey
Inc. (Chain   International
8)            Holdings L.P.

BlackRock,
              BlackRock Holdco
Inc. (Chain
              3, LLC
8)

BlackRock,
              BlackRock
Inc. (Chain
              Cayman 1 LP
8)

BlackRock,    BlackRock
Inc. (Chain   Cayman West Bay
8)            Finco Limited

BlackRock,    BlackRock
Inc. (Chain   Cayman West Bay
8)            IV Limited

BlackRock,
              BlackRock Group
Inc. (Chain
              Limited
8)

BlackRock,    BlackRock
Inc. (Chain   Finance Europe
8)            Limited
 BlackRock,     BlackRock
 Inc. (Chain    Advisors (UK)
 8)             Limited

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
 BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team

 Jana Blumenstein
 020 7743 3650
12. Date of Completion
 24 July 2023
13. Place of Completion
 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K.


Enquiries:

WK Groenewald                        Tel: +44 (0)1372 418 992
Group Company Secretary
Bytes Technology Group plc

25 July 2023

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

Sponsor
Invested Bank Limited