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Hostelworld Group PLC

26 May 2016

HOSTELWORLD GROUP PLC

RESULTS OF 2016 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of Hostelworld Group Plc (the "Company") was held at the offices of McCann FitzGerald, Riverside One, 37-42 Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland at 2p.m. today.

At the AGM all of the resolutions that were set out in the notice of AGM were duly passed on a show of hands. The proxy votes were cast as follows:

 
 Resolution                     For        Against      Votes        Total      Percentage 
                                                       withheld*      proxy      of issued 
                                                                      votes        share 
                                                                      cast        capital 
                                                                                   voted 
                                                                                    (%) 
--------------------------  -----------  ----------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
 1. To adopt the 
  Company's accounts 
  and the Directors' 
  Auditor's Reports 
  for the year ended         74,635,651   2,382,441 
  31 December 2015             96.91%       3.09%         0        77,018,092     80.58 
--------------------------  -----------  ----------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
 2. To approve the 
  Directors' remuneration    76,998,811 
  report                       99.97%      19,281         0        77,018,092     80.59 
                                            0.03% 
--------------------------  -----------  ----------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
 3. To approve the 
  Directors' remuneration    69,030,425   7,987,337 
  policy                       89.63%       10.37%       330       77,017,762     80.59 
--------------------------  -----------  ----------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
 4. To declare a 
  final dividend of 
  EUR0.0275 per ordinary     77,018,092 
  share                        100.00%        0           0        77,018,092     80.59 
                                              0% 
--------------------------  -----------  ----------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
 5. To elect Feargal         77,017,762 
  Mooney as a director         100.00%        0          330       77,017,762     80.59 
                                              0% 
--------------------------  -----------  ----------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
 6. To elect Mari            69,833,583   2,382,441 
  Hurley as a director         96.70%       3.30%     4,802,068    72,216,024     75.56 
--------------------------  -----------  ----------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
 7. To elect Richard         76,992,800 
  Segal as a director          99.97%      19,281       6,011      77,012,081     80.58 
                                            0.03% 
--------------------------  -----------  ----------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
 8. To elect Michael         77,017,762 
  Cawley as a director         100.00%        0          330       77,017,762     80.59 
                                              0% 
--------------------------  -----------  ----------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
 9. To elect Andy            77,017,762 
  McCue as a director          100.00%        0          330       77,017,762     80.59 
                                              0% 
--------------------------  -----------  ----------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
 10. To re-appoint 
  Deloitte as auditors       71,765,197   5,252,565 
  to the Company               93.18%       6.82%        330       77,017,762     80.59 
--------------------------  -----------  ----------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
 11. To authorise 
  the Directors to 
  fix the auditors'          76,973,550    44,542 
  remuneration                 99.94%       0.06%         0        77,018,092     80.59 
--------------------------  -----------  ----------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
 12. To authorise 
  the directors to           73,852,384   3,165,378 
  allot shares                 95.89%       4.11%        330       77,017,762     80.59 
--------------------------  -----------  ----------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
 13. To authorise 
  the directors to 
  dis-apply pre-emption      68,542,073   7,975,689 
  rights                       89.58%       10.42%     500,330     76,517,762     80.07 
--------------------------  -----------  ----------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
 14. To authorise 
  the Company to purchase    72,216,354   4,801,738 
  its own shares               93.77%       6.23%         0        77,018,092     80.58 
--------------------------  -----------  ----------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
 15. To authorise 
  the Company to make 
  political donations 
  and incur political        68,884,774   3,331,580 
  expenditure                  95.39%       4.61%     4,801,738    72,216,354     75.57 
--------------------------  -----------  ----------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
 16. To authorise 
  the calling of a 
  general meeting 
  other than an Annual 
  General Meeting 
  on not less than           67,552,240   9,465,522 
  14 clear days' notice        87.71%       12.29%       330       77,017,762     80.58 
--------------------------  -----------  ----------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
 

*A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes validly cast.

Resolutions 1 to 11 and 15 were passed as ordinary resolutions and Resolutions 12 to 14 and 16 were passed as special resolutions.

The number of ordinary shares in issue on 26 May 2016 (excluding shares held in treasury) was 95,570,778. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share.

In accordance with UK Listing Rule 9.6.2R copies of the special resolutions passed at the AGM have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority via the National Storage Mechanism, and the Irish Stock Exchange, and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

A copy of this announcement setting out the results of the AGM is also available on the Company's website at www.hostelworldgroup.com.

The full text of each of the resolutions is set out in the notice of AGM, copies of which are available on the Company's website (www.hostelworldgroup.com).

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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