TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii

Hastings Group Holdings plc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

Conversion of indirect shareholdings through Hastings Investco Limited into direct shareholdings in Hastings Group Holdings plc.

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3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv

Goldman Sachs International

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

Hastings A, L.P.

Hastings B, L.P.

5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v

9 June 2017

6. Date on which issuer notified:

13 June 2017

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii

Every percentage between 19% and 16% (inclusive)

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB00BYRJH519

127,558,950

127,558,950

101,079,544

15.38%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments`

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate xiii

Exercise/Conversion Period xiv

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

Stock Loan (Physical)

Open

1,148

0.0002%

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

101,080,692

15.38%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

Goldman Sachs International is Controlled by Goldman Sachs Group UK Limited, which is Controlled by Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C., which is Controlled by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is the sole voting, but non-managing, member of Broad Street Control Advisors L.L.C.

Broad Street Control Advisors L.L.C. is managed by Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC. Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC is wholly-owned by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

Broad Street Control Advisors, L.L.C. is the general partner of each of Hastings A, L.P. and Hastings B, L.P., and holds all voting interests in both Hastings A, L.P. and Hastings B, L.P..

Each of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Hastings A, L.P. and Hastings B, L.P. holds voting rights in Hastings Group Holdings plc directly as direct shareholders of Hastings Group Holdings plc.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

Please note, total amount of voting rights have been rounded to 2 decimal places therefore there is a possibility of a rounding error.

General email contact:

[email protected]

14. Contact name:

Joanna Foley

15. Contact telephone number:

+44 207 051 9996