Holding(s) in Company
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
1. Issuer Details
ISIN
GB00BYZJ7G42
Issuer Name
HARWORTH 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
Christopher Eves and Sheila Greenwood as Trustees of Billown 1997 Settlement
City of registered office (if applicable)
Port Erin
Country of registered office (if applicable)
Isle of Man
4. Details of the shareholder
Name
City of registered office
Country of registered office
Rulegale Nominees Limited
Bury
United Kingdom
Peel Pepper (UK) Limited
Manchester
United Kingdom
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached
13-Oct-2026
6. Date on which Issuer notified
16-Oct-2026
7. 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
75.640000
0.000000
75.640000
247360942
Position of previous notification (if applicable)
74.680000
0.000000
74.680000
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 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)
GB00BYZJ7G42
247360942
75.640000
Sub Total 8.A
247360942
75.640000%
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
Sub Total 8.B1
8B2. 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
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)
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
Chain 1
Christopher Eves & Sheila Greenwood
Christopher Eves and Sheila Greenwood are the trustees of a trust which controls Tokenhouse Limited.
0.000000%
As above
Tokenhouse Limited
0.000000%
As above
Tokenhouse Investments (IOM) Limited
0.000000%
As above
Peel Holdings Group Limited
0.000000%
As above
Peel Holdings (IOM) Limited
0.000000%
As above
Peel Investments Holdings (IOM) Limited
0.000000%
As above
Goodweather Holdings Limited
29.320000
29.320000%
Chain 2
0.000000%
Christopher Eves & Sheila Greenwood
Christopher Eves and Sheila Greenwood are the trustees of a trust which controls Tokenhouse Limited.
0.000000%
As above
Tokenhouse Limited
0.000000%
As above
Tokenhouse Investments (IOM) Limited
0.000000%
As above
Peel Holdings Group Limited
0.000000%
As above
Peel Holdings (IOM) Limited
0.000000%
As above
Peel Holdings Pepper (IOM) Limited
0.000000%
As above
Peel Pepper (1) Limited
0.000000%
As above
Peel Pepper (2) Limited
0.000000%
As above
Peel Pepper (UK) Limited
46.320000
46.320000%
Chain 3
Christopher Eves & Sheila Greenwood
Christopher Eves and Sheila Greenwood are the trustees of a trust which controls Cheeseden Investments Limited
As above
Cheeseden Investments Limited
Chain 4
Christopher Eves & Sheila Greenwood
Christopher Eves and Sheila Greenwood are the trustees of a trust which controls Cheeseden Investments Limited
As above
Cheeseden Investments Limited
As above
Bexton Croft 1 Limited
Chain 5
Christopher Eves & Sheila Greenwood
Christopher Eves and Sheila Greenwood are the trustees of a trust which controls Cheeseden Investments Limited
As above
Cheeseden Investments Limited
As above
Carr Laund 2 Limited
Chain 6
Christopher Eves & Sheila Greenwood
Christopher Eves and Sheila Greenwood are the trustees of a trust which controls Cheeseden Investments Limited
As above
Cheeseden Investments Limited
As above
Castlewood Holdings 1 Limited
Chain 7
Christopher Eves & Sheila Greenwood
Christopher Eves and Sheila Greenwood are the trustees of a trust which controls Cheeseden Investments Limited
As above
Cheeseden Investments Limited
As above
DPP Limited
Chain 8
Christopher Eves & Sheila Greenwood
Christopher Eves and Sheila Greenwood are the trustees of a trust which controls Cheeseden Investments Limited
As above
Cheeseden Investments Limited
As above
Mug Shot 1 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
If date does not apply, explain below
11. Additional Information
This notification is made by the trustees for the time being of the Billown 1997 Settlement (the "Trustees") as indirect holders of the voting rights attached to shares in Harworth Group plc held by Peel Pepper (UK) Limited and Goodweather Holdings Limited, both of which are ultimately controlled by the Trustees.
The voting rights held by Goodweather Holdings Limited were previously notified by Goodweather Holdings Limited in its TR-1 published on 12 February 2026. Following the acquisition of shares by Peel Pepper (UK) Limited, the Trustees are now notifying as the ultimate controlling person of the combined voting rights held through those two entities. The chain of controlled undertakings is set out in Section 9.
Goodweather Holdings Limited has not acquired or disposed of any shares since its previous notification.
The total includes 12,338,626 shares for which valid acceptances of the Offer have been received. The Offer became unconditional on 29 September 2026. From that time Peel Pepper (UK) Limited may exercise the voting rights attached to those shares under the authority granted in the Form of Acceptance Offer Document, pending settlement and registration.12. Date of Completion
16-Oct-2026
13. Place Of Completion
Isle of Man
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