Issue of Shares
97,472 shares issued to employee benefit trust for long-term incentive plan awards.
- EBT Shares issued 97,472
- Ordinary Shares issued 29 January 2026 565,794
- Total shares in issue after admission 123,900,187
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Issue of Shares in connection with the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan and Notification of Admission to Trading (PRM 1.6.4R)
On 25 March 2026 Zedra Trust Company (Guernsey) Limited, the trustee of the Hostelworld Group Employee Benefit Trust (the "Trustee" and the "Trust"), subscribed for 97,472 ordinary shares of €0.01 each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") for a subscription price equal to the nominal value per share (the "EBT Shares"). The EBT Shares will be used to satisfy awards granted by the Company under its Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "Plan") as and when they vest/become exercisable in accordance with the rules of the Plan. This notification is made in accordance with UKLR 6.4.4R(4).
The EBT Shares rank pari passu in all respects with the existing issued shares of the Company.
In addition, in respect of the EBT Shares and the issuance of 565,794 Ordinary Shares on 29 January 2026 (being all shares issued and admitted to trading between 29 January 2026 and the date of this announcement), the Company confirms the following in accordance with PRM 1.6.4R of the Financial Conduct Authority's Prospectus Rules: Admission to Trading on a Regulated Market sourcebook:
| 1 | Details of the issuer | |
| a) | Name | H ostelworld Group plc |
| b) | LEI | 213800OC94PF2D675H41 |
| 2 | Details of the transferable securities issued and admitted to trading | |
| a) | Name, type and identification code | Ordinary Shares of €0.01 GB00BYYN4225 |
| b) | Regulated market | London Stock Exchange - Main Market |
| c) | Number of further securities issued and admitted | 9 7,472 O rdinary Shares (25 March 2026); and 565,794 Ordinary Shares (29 January 2026) |
| d) | Total number of securities in issue following admission | 123,900,187 Ordinary Shares |
| e) | Fungibility | Fully fungible with existing Ordinary Shares |
| 3 | Issue and admission details | |
| a) | Dates of issuance and admission | 29 January 2026 and 25 March 2026 (each admitted under a block admission dated before 19 January 2026). |
| b) | Prospectus information | Prospectus: N/A Supplementary: N/A Company's website: https://www.hostelworldgroup.com/ |
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