RNS Announcement
For filings with the FCA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached:
Hostelworld Group Plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
X
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation:
Santander Asset Management UK
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
Santander Enhanced Income Portfolio,
Santander N&P UK Growth Unit Trust,
Santander Dividend Income Portfolio,
Santander Max 30% Shares Income Portfolio,
Santander Max 70% Shares Unit Trust,
Santander Equity Income Unit Trust,
Santander UK Growth Unit Trust;
and Santander Premium Fund UK Equities
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached:
28/10/2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:
09/11/2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached:
5%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type ofshares
if possible usingthe ISIN CODE
Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
NumberofShares
NumberofVotingRights
Numberof shares
Number of votingrights
% of voting rights
Direct
Indirecti
Indirect
GB00BYYN4225
5,300,000
5.55%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Type of financialinstrument
Expirationdate
Exercise/Conversion Period
Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.
% of votingrights
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Exercise price
Expiration date
Exercise/Conversion period
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
Nominal
Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Santander Enhanced Income Portfolio - 0.18%
Santander N&P UK Growth Unit Trust - 0.13%
Santander Dividend Income Portfolio - 0.01%
Santander Max 30% Shares Income Portfolio - 0.01%
Santander Max 70% Shares Unit Trust - 0.39%
Santander Equity Income Unit Trust - 0.60%
Santander UK Growth Unit Trust - 3.35%
and Santander Premium Fund UK Equities - 0.86%
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:
Helen Flockhart
15. Contact telephone number:
+44 141 275 9266
Holding(s) in Company
16:18:50
9 Nov 2015
Holding(s) in company
0939F
