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For immediate release
2 November 2015
Hostelworld Group plc
Admission to Trading on the London Stock Exchange and the Irish Stock Exchange
Further to its announcement of 28 October 2015, Hostelworld Group plc is pleased to announce that its ordinary share capital consisting of 95,570,778 ordinary shares has today been admitted to the premium listing segment of the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority, and the secondary listing segment of the Official List of the Irish Stock Exchange, and to trading on the main market for listed securities of the London Stock Exchange and the Irish Stock Exchange's Main Securities Market under the ticker "HSW".
Enquiries:
Hostelworld Group plc
Feargal Mooney, Chief Executive Officer
Tel: +353 (0) 1 498 0700
Numis Securities Limited
Alex Ham
Nick Westlake
Freddie Barnfield
Tom Ballard
Freddie Naylor-Leyland
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7260 1000
Davy Corporate Finance
John Frain
Barry Murphy
Tel: +353 (0) 1 679 6363
Davy Corporate Broking
Paul Burke
Orla Bolger
Tel: +353 (0) 1 614 8968
Weber Shandwick
Nick Oborne
Tom Jenkins
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7067 0000
Important notices
The Company is not and will not be registered under the United States Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Shares have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or with any securities commission or regulatory authority or under the laws of any state or jurisdiction of the United States. Accordingly, the Shares will constitute ''restricted securities'' within the meaning of Rule 144(a)(3) of the Securities Act and may not be offered, sold, resold, delivered, distributed or otherwise transferred, directly or indirectly, in, into or from the United States except pursuant to a registration statement that has been declared effective under the Securities Act or in transactions exempt from, or not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act or any applicable state or local securities laws of the United States. There will be no public offering of the Shares in the United States or elsewhere.
The securities have not been and will not be registered under the applicable securities laws of Australia, Canada, Japan or South Africa and, subject to certain exceptions, may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, in Australia, Canada, Japan or South Africa.