Annual Report and Notice of AGM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

17 April 2018

Hastings Group Holdings plc (the "Company")

Annual Report and Notice of Annual General Meeting

Hastings Group Holdings plc announces that the Notice of Annual General Meeting ("AGM Notice"), Form of Proxy and Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2017 ("Annual Report") have been posted to shareholders.

Copies of the AGM Notice and Annual Report are available to view on the Company's website www.hastingsplc.com. In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.1 a copy of the Annual Report and AGM Notice for the 2018 Annual General Meeting have been uploaded to the National Storage Mechanism.

The AGM will be held at 11.00am on Thursday 24 May 2018 at Merchant Taylors' Hall, 30 Threadneedle Street, London EC2R 8JB.

Hastings Group+44 (0) 142 473 8220Tony Leppard, Company Secretary

Instinctif Partners+44 (0) 207 457 2020Giles Stewart