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

x

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

x

Other (please specify):

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

Edward Fitzmaurice

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

Hastings Investco Limited

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

1 March 2017

6. Date on which issuer notified:

3 March 2017

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

7%,6%,5%,4%,3%

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

Numberof Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB00BYRJH519

50,107,950

7.62%

12,500,000

12,500,000

152,748

1.90%

0.02%

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

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

12,652,748

1.92%

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

Edward Fitzmaurice holds a direct interest in 12,500,000 Ordinary Shares in Hastings Group Holdings plc (1.90% of the voting rights).

He also holds voting rights in Hastings Group Holdings plc indirectly as a shareholder of Hastings Holdco Limited, which is a shareholder of Hastings Investco Limited. Hastings Investco Limited now holds 27.04% of the ordinary share capital of Hastings Group Holdings plc.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

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

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

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

Edward Fitzmaurice

15. Contact telephone number:

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