Hostelworld Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (3160I)

TIDMHSW TIDMLGEN

RNS Number : 3160I

Hostelworld Group PLC

20 March 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) 
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 1a. Identity of the issuer                                           Hostelworld Group Plc 
  or the underlying issuer                                             213800OC94PF2D675H41 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are attached(ii) 
  : 
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 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer 
  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate) 
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 Non-UK issuer 
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 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate 
  box or boxes with an "X") 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 
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 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments                                               X 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please specify)(iii) : 
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 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv) 
 Name 
                                                                     Legal & General Group Plc 
                                                                              (Group) 
 
                                                                    Legal & General Investment 
                                                                     Management Limited (LGIM) 
 City and country of registered                                     1 Coleman St, London EC2R 
  office (if applicable)                                                       5AA 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v) 
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 Name 
                                                                     Legal & General Assurance 
                                                                          Society (LGAS) 
 
                                                                     Legal & General Assurance 
                                                                   (Pensions Management) Limited 
                                                                               (PMC) 
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 City and country of registered                                     1 Coleman St, London EC2R 
  office (if applicable)                                                       5AA 
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 5. Date on which the threshold 
  was crossed or reached(vi)                                               16 March 2018 
  : 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified 
  (DD/MM/YYYY):                                                            20 March 2018 
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   7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification 
   obligation 
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                                % of voting             % of voting          Total of       Total number 
                              rights attached         rights through         both in %       of voting 
                                 to shares               financial          (8.A + 8.B)      rights 
                                 (total of              instruments                          of issuer(vii) 
                                   8. A)                 (total of 
                                                        8.B 1 + 8.B 
                                                            2) 
----------------------  --------------------------  ------------------  -----------------  ---------------- 
 Resulting 
  situation 
  on the date 
  on which 
  threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached                    4.94% - L&G                  -             4.94% - L&G        95,570,778 
----------------------  --------------------------  ------------------  -----------------  ---------------- 
 Resulting 
  situation 
  on the date 
  on which 
  threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached                    5.40 - LGIM                  -             5.40 - LGIM        95,570,778 
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 Position                       3.20% - L&G                  -             3.20% - L&G 
  of previous 
  notification 
  (if 
  applicable) 
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 Position                        Below 5%                    -               Below 5% 
  of previous                      - LGIM                                     - LGIM 
  notification 
  (if 
  applicable) 
----------------------  --------------------------  ------------------  -----------------  ---------------- 
 
 
 
 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the 
  date on which the threshold was crossed or reached(viii) 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type              Number of voting rights(ix)            % of voting rights 
  of 
  shares 
  ISIN code 
  (if possible) 
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                                Direct            Indirect                 Direct                  Indirect 
                               (Art 9 of          (Art 10 of              (Art 9 of               (Art 10 of 
                               Directive          Directive               Directive                Directive 
                             2004/109/EC)        2004/109/EC)            2004/109/EC)            2004/109/EC) 
                               (DTR5.1)           (DTR5.2.1)               (DTR5.1)               (DTR5.2.1) 
---------------------   ---------------------  --------------  ------------------------------  --------------- 
      ORD EUR0.01 
         (L&G)                4,727,886               -                     4.94%                     - 
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      ORD EUR0.01 
         (LGIM)                   -               5,162,569                   -                     5.40% 
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 SUBTOTAL 
  8. A                                 5,162,569                                     5.40% 
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 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) 
  of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
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 Type of financial       Expiration             Exercise/       Number of voting                % of voting 
  instrument              date(x)                Conversion      rights that                     rights 
                                                 Period(xi)      may be acquired 
                                                                 if the instrument 
                                                                 is 
                                                                 exercised/converted. 
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                                                SUBTOTAL 8. 
                                                 B 1 
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 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
  (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
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 Type of                Expiration              Exercise/       Physical           Number       % of voting 
  financial              date(x)                Conversion      or cash             of voting    rights 
  instrument                                    Period          settlement(xii)     rights 
                                                (xi) 
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                                                                SUBTOTAL 
                                                                 8.B.2 
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 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 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                             x 
  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) 
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         Name(xv)              % of voting          % of voting            Total of both 
                               rights if it        rights through           if it equals 
                               equals or is     financial instruments       or is higher 
                               higher than          if it equals         than the notifiable 
                              the notifiable        or is higher              threshold 
                                threshold        than the notifiable 
                                                      threshold 
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      Legal & General 
  Group (Direct/Indirect)         5.40%                                        5.40% 
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      Legal & General 
   Investment Management 
     (Holdings) Limited 
     (Direct/Indirect)            5.40%                                        5.40% 
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      Legal & General 
     Assurance Society 
          (Direct)                4.94%                                        4.94% 
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      Legal & General 
  Group (Direct/Indirect)         5.40%                                        5.40% 
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      Legal & General 
   Investment Management 
     (Holdings) Limited 
     (Direct/Indirect)            5.40%                                         5.40% 
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      Legal & General 
    Assurance (Pensions 
        Management) 
          Limited 
          (Direct)                3.30%                                         3.30% 
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      Legal & General 
  Group (Direct/Indirect)         5.40%                                         5.40% 
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      Legal & General 
   Investment Management 
     (Holdings) Limited 
     (Direct/Indirect)            5.40%                                         5.40% 
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      Legal & General 
   Investment Management 
     Limited (Indirect)           4.94%                                         4.94% 
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      Legal & General 
  Group (Direct/Indirect)         5.40%                                         5.40% 
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      Legal & General 
   Investment Management 
     (Holdings) Limited 
     (Direct/Indirect)            5.40%                                         5.40% 
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      Legal & General           Below 3%                                       Below 3% 
        (Unit Trust 
     Managers) Limited 
         (Indirect) 
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 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
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 Name of the proxy holder                                           N/A 
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 The number and % of voting                                         N/A 
  rights held 
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 The date until which the                                           N/A 
  voting rights will be held 
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 11. Additional information(xvi) 
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                     Notification using the total voting rights figure of 
                                          95,570,778 
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 Place of completion   Brunel House, 2 Fitzalan Road, Cardiff, 
                        CF24 0EB 
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 Date of completion    20/03/2018 
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