Holding(s) in Company
12/05/2025 15:29
RNS Number : 3207I Hostelworld Group PLC 12 May 2025 TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings 1. Issuer Details ISIN GB00BYYN4225 Issuer Name HOSTELWORLD GROUP PLC UK or Non-UK Issuer UK 2. Reason for Notification An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation Name Aberforth Partners LLP City of registered office (if applicable) Edinburgh Country of registered office (if applicable) United Kingdom 4. Details of the shareholder
| Name | City of registered office | Country of registered office |
| Nortrust Nominees Ltd | London | UK |
| % of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A) | % of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2) | Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B) | Total number of voting rights held in issuer | |
| Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached | 10.370000 | 0.000000 | 10.370000 | 13200005 |
| Position of previous notification (if applicable) | 9.240000 | 0.000000 | 9.240000 |
| Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible) | Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1) | Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1) | % of direct voting rights (DTR5.1) | % of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1) |
| GB00BYYN4225 | 13200005 | 10.370000 | ||
| Sub Total 8.A | 13200005 | 10.370000% | ||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/conversion period | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted | % of voting rights |
| Sub Total 8.B1 | ||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/conversion period | Physical or cash settlement | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
| Sub Total 8.B2 | |||||
| Ultimate controlling person | Name of controlled undertaking | % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold | % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold | Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
| NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS(to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the Central Bank of Ireland)i | ||||
| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii: Hostelworld Group plc | ||||
| 2. Reason for the notification(please tick the appropriate box or boxes): [X] An acquisition or disposal of voting rights [ ] An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments [ ] An event changing the breakdown of voting rights [ ] Other (please specify)iii: | ||||
| 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv: | ||||
| Name: Aberforth Partners LLP | City and country of registered office (if applicable): London, UK | |||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s)(if different from 3.)v: Nortrust Nominees Ltd, London, UK | ||||
| 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi: 9 May 2025 | ||||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: 12 May 2025 | ||||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 10% | ||||
| 8. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: | ||||
| % of voting rights attached to shares (total of 9.A) | % of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 9.B.1 + 9.B.2) | Total of both in % (9.A + 9.B) | Total number of voting rights of issuervii | |
| Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached | 10.37% | 0.00% | 10.37% | 127,277,323 |
| Position of previous notification (if applicable) | 9.24% | 0.00% | 9.24% | |
| 9. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii: | |||||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||||
| Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible) | Number of voting rightsix | % of voting rights | |||||||
| Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | ||||||
| GB00BYYN4225 | NIL | 13,200,005 | NIL | 10.37% | |||||
| SUBTOTAL A | 13,200,005 | 10.37% | |||||||
| B 1: Financial Instruments according to Regulation 17(1)(a) of the Regulations | |||||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration datex | Exercise/ Conversion Periodxi | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted. | % of voting rights | |||||
| SUBTOTAL B.1 | |||||||||
| B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Regulation 17(1)(b) of the Regulations | |||||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration datex | Exercise/ Conversion Periodxi | Physical or cash settlementxii | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | ||||
| SUBTOTAL B.2 | |||||||||
| 10. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation(please tick the applicable box): [X] Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer.xiii [ ] Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv: | |||
| Namexv | % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold | % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold | Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
| 11. In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [% and number] voting rights as of [date] N/A | |||
| 12. Additional informationxvi: | |||