Director Appointments

Hastings Group Holdings plc (the "Company")

5 March 2018

Director appointments

Following the announcement made on 9 January 2018, the Company confirms that Toby van der Meer was appointed as a Director of the Company with effect from 1 March 2018. There are no additional matters requiring disclosure under Rule 9.6.13 of the UK Listing Rules in relation to Toby.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.14, the Company has today been notified that Alison Burns, a Non-Executive Director of the Company, has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Equiniti Group plc, a company listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange.

For further information, please contact:

Tony LeppardGroup Company SecretaryT: +44 (0)1424 738220 [email protected]

Louise UnderwoodDirector of Investor RelationsT: +44 (0)1424 738011 [email protected]