Announcement of Exercise of Over-allotment Option

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For immediate release

11 November 2015

Hastings Group Holdings plc

Announcement of Exercise of Over-allotment Option

Hastings Group Holdings plc (the "Company") today confirms that, in connection with its initial public offering of ordinary shares in the Company (the "Offer"), Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited, as stabilising manager, has exercised the over-allotment option granted by Hastings Investco Limited and certain other individual shareholders in respect of 974,794 ordinary shares in the Company (the "Over-allotment Shares"). The Over-allotment Shares will be sold at the offer price of 170 pence per Over-allotment Share.

Including the exercise of the over-allotment option, the total size of the Offer was 124,504,206 ordinary shares, representing 18.9% of the 657,217,641 ordinary shares of the Company currently in issue. Following the Offer and the exercise of the over-allotment option, it is expected that Hastings Investco Limited (the "Principal Shareholder") will hold 380,320,840 shares or 57.9% of the total ordinary shares of the Company currently in issue.

Enquiries

Hastings Group Holdings plc +44 (0) 1424 738 220

Tony Leppard, Company Secretary

Paul Pavey, Director of Investor Relations

Instinctif Partners +44 (0) 207 457 2020

Mike Davies

Nick Woods

Important notices

This announcement is not for publication or distribution, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States (including its territories and possessions, any State of the United States and the District of Columbia), Australia, Canada, Japan or any other jurisdiction were to do so would constitute a violation of the relevant laws of such jurisdiction. The distribution of this announcement may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions and persons into whose possession any document or other information referred to herein comes should inform themselves about and observe any such restriction. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.

This announcement does not contain or constitute an offer of, or the solicitation of an offer to buy or subscribe for, the securities referred to herein to any person in any jurisdiction, including the United States, Australia, Canada or Japan or in any jurisdiction to whom or in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful.

The securities referred to herein may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, in the United States unless registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "US Securities Act") or offered in a transaction exempt from, or no subject to, the registration requirements of the US Securities Act. The offer and sale of securities referred to herein has not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act or under the applicable securities laws of Australia, Canada or Japan. There will be no public offer of the Shares in the United States, Australia, Canada or Japan. Subject to certain exceptions, the Shares referred to herein may not be offered or sold in Australia, Canada or Japan or to, or for the account or benefit of, any national, resident or citizen of Australia, Canada or Japan.