ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE TRANSACTION EFFECTIVE DATE

SW (FINANCE) I PLC

Released 13 November 2025

SW (Finance) I PLC

13 November 2025

On 10 October 2025, SWS Holdings Limited (the "Scheme Company") announced in connection with the proposed scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006 (the "Scheme") between the Scheme Company and each creditor under the Scheme (the "Scheme Creditors"), the occurrence of the Scheme Effective Date, following the delivery of an office copy of the sealed Sanction Order to the Registrar of Companies for registration of the Scheme.

Pursuant to the Scheme, the Scheme CTA Amendment Agreement was entered into by the Scheme Company, SWS and the Security Trustee on 13 October 2025.

On 31 October 2025, the Scheme Company announced the satisfaction of each of the Transaction Effective Conditions and the submission by SWS of the First OpCo Funding Request to the Sponsor Entity in connection with the contribution of the Initial Equity Injection.

Notice is hereby given that the Transaction Effective Date has occurred today, 13 November 2025, upon the Initial Equity Injection having been made available and contributed in full in the amount of £505,000,000 to SWS in accordance with the terms of the Equity Commitment Letter and in accordance with the First OpCo Funding Request.

Notice is also hereby given that pursuant to the occurrence of the Transaction Effective Date, the lock-up agreement dated 8 July 2025 between, among others the Scheme Company, SWS, the Company and the Consenting Creditors (under and as defined therein), has been terminated in accordance with its terms.

The Scheme forms part of the group's broader recapitalisation to, amongst other things, receive equity support led by funds managed by Macquarie Asset Management to help fund its 2025-30 investment programme. This comprises a legally binding equity commitment of £655 million, provided on the terms of an equity commitment letter, and a confirmation of intent to provide further equity commitments of up to an additional £545 million, with a minimum of £245 million, by December 2025.

Capitalised terms used but not defined in this announcement shall have the meaning given to them in the Scheme.

For further information, please contact Stuart Ledger (Group CFO) at:

Address:          Southern House, Yeoman Road, Worthing, BN13 3NX, United Kingdom

Tel:                  01903 272 611

Email:              [email protected]

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