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RNS Number : 6639E

Hostelworld Group PLC

19 October 2018

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                                         Hostelworld Group Plc 
  underlying issuer of existing shares 
  to which voting rights are attached(ii) 
  : 
                                                         --------------------------------------------------------- 
 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(iv) 
 Name                                                     Woodford Investment Management Ltd 
 City and country of registered office                    9400 Garsington Road, Oxford, OX4 
  (if applicable)                                          2HN, United Kingdom 
 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                       18/10/2018 
  crossed or reached(vi) : 
                                                         --------------------------------------------------------- 
 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):           19/10/2018 
                                                         --------------------------------------------------------- 
 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation 
                                      % of voting         % of voting rights    Total of both    Total number 
                                     rights attached      through financial      in % (8.A +      of voting rights 
                                    to shares (total         instruments             8.B)         of issuer(vii) 
                                        of 8. A)            (total of 8.B 
                                                              1 + 8.B 2) 
                                -----------------------  -------------------  ----------------  ------------------ 
 Resulting situation 
  on the date 
  on which threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached                             10.94%                                    10.94%          95,570,778.00 
                                -----------------------  -------------------  ----------------  ------------------ 
 Position of 
  previous notification 
  (if 
  applicable)                            11.04%                                    11.04% 
                                -----------------------  -------------------  ----------------  ------------------ 
 
 
 
 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)            2004/109/EC)        2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)        2004/109/EC) 
                         (DTR5.1)               (DTR5.2.1)                                       (DTR5.2.1) 
                  ---------------------  ----------------------  -----------------------  ---------------------- 
 GB00BYYN4225      10,456,396.00                                  10.94% 
                  ---------------------  ----------------------  -----------------------  ---------------------- 
 
 SUBTOTAL 8. A                    10,456,396.00                                       10.94% 
                  ---------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 
 
 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 
  2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
 Type of financial   Expiration   Exercise/                Number of voting        % of voting 
  instrument          date(x)      Conversion Period(xi)    rights that may         rights 
                                                            be acquired if 
                                                            the instrument 
                                                            is 
                                                            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)) 
 Type of financial   Expiration   Exercise/      Physical or        Number of        % of voting 
  instrument          date(x)      Conversion     cash               voting rights    rights 
                                   Period (xi)    settlement(xii) 
                    -----------  -------------  -----------------  ---------------  ------------ 
 
                                                 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 notification obligation is not controlled                  X 
  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) 
  (please add additional rows as necessary) 
        Name(xv)            % of voting rights       % of voting rights     Total of both 
                              if it equals or         through financial     if it equals or 
                             is higher than the       instruments if it     is higher than 
                            notifiable threshold     equals or is higher    the notifiable 
                                                     than the notifiable       threshold 
                                                          threshold 
                         ------------------------  ---------------------  ----------------- 
 Woodford Investment 
  Management Ltd          10.94                     0.00                   10.94 
                         ------------------------  ---------------------  ----------------- 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
 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(xvi) 
 
 
 
 
 Place of completion   9400 Garsington Road, Oxford, OX4 2HN, United Kingdom 
 Date of completion    18/10/2018 
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