Director/PDMR Shareholding

Hargreaves Lansdown plc

("Hargreaves Lansdown plc" or "the Company")

DIRECTOR / PDMR Shareholding

3 February 2016

Notification of Transaction of Directors, Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR") or Connected Persons

Hargreaves Lansdown plc has received notification today from Rob Byett, a PDMR, that on 3 February 2016, he bought a total of 1,499 ordinary shares of 0.4 pence in the Company ("ordinary shares") at a price of £12.608 per share. The number of ordinary shares purchased represented 0.0003% of the ordinary shares in issue.

Following this transaction, the beneficial shareholding of Rob Byett (including his connected persons) is 2,751 ordinary shares representing 0.0006% of the ordinary shares in issue.

Hargreaves Lansdown (Nominees) Limited is the registered shareholder as nominee for the above PDMR.

This announcement is made under the UKLA's Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.2R.

Enquiries:

Judy Matthews

Company Secretary

Hargreaves Lansdown

+44 (0) 117 988 9880