Cording expands UK Facilities Management team

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

15 April 2016

Hastings Group Holdings plc (the "Company")

Director/PDMR Shareholding

In accordance with DTR 3, the Company announces it has been notified on 15 April 2016 of transfers of ordinary shares of 2 pence each  in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") by Mrs Vanessa Leppard, the spouse and thereby a Connected Person of Anthony Leppard, Company Secretary of the Company, as follows:

a)   on 31 March 2016, 3,500 Ordinary Shares to their son, Stuart Leppard, and 3,500 Ordinary Shares to their daughter, Mrs Katie Neech, in each case for nil consideration; and

b)   on 8 April 2016, 17,500 Ordinary Shares to their son, Stuart Leppard, and 17,500 Ordinary Shares to their daughter, Mrs Katie Neech, in each case for nil consideration.

Following the transfers Mr Leppard, and his Connected Persons, have the following direct interest in Ordinary Shares, representing an approximate percentage of the issued share capital of the Company as indicated:

Anthony Leppard                     517,530           0.08%
Mrs Vanessa Leppard              458,000           0.07%
Stuart Leppard                         17,500             0.003%
Mrs Katie Neech                      17,500             0.003%

Hastings Group
+44 (0) 142 473 8220

Graeme Manning, Deputy Company Secretary

Instinctif Partners
+44 (0) 207 457 2020

Mike Davies
Nick Woods
Giles Stewart