Transaction in Own Shares

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Hostelworld Group plc has purchased 15,280 of its ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange as part of its ongoing share buyback programme. The repurchased shares, acquired at prices ranging from £1.0000 to £1.0200 per share, with a volume-weighted average price of £1.0039, will be cancelled. Following this transaction, the company's total number of ordinary shares in issue will be 123,940,274.

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Hostelworld Group PLC

17 March 2026

Hostelworld Group plc (the "Company")

Transaction in own shares

The Company announces that on 16 March 2026 it purchased a total of 15,280 of its Ordinary Shares of €0.01 each (the "Ordinary Shares") on the London Stock Exchange through the Company's broker Goodbody Stockbrokers UC ("Goodbody"), as detailed below. The repurchased shares will be cancelled.

	London Stock Exchange
Number of Ordinary Shares purchased	15,280
Highest price paid (per Ordinary Share)	£1.0200
Lowest price paid (per Ordinary Share)	£1.0000
Volume weighted average price paid (per Ordinary Share)	£1.0039

The purchases form part of the Company's share buyback programme announced on 19 June 2025.

Following settlement and cancellation of the above purchases, the Company's total number of Ordinary Shares in issue shall be 123,940,274 Ordinary Shares, each carrying the right to one vote. The Company holds nil Ordinary Shares in treasury.

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation) (also in force in the UK, from time to time, including, where relevant, pursuant to the UK's European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and Market Abuse (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, a detailed breakdown of individual trades made by Goodbody on behalf of the Company as part of the buyback programme is scheduled to this announcement.

Contacts:

John Duggan

General Counsel & Company Secretary

M: +353 86 022 3553

Appendix

Transaction Details

Issuer Name	Hostelworld Group plc
LEI	213800OC94PF2D675H41
ISIN	GB00BYYN4225
Intermediary Name	Goodbody Stockbrokers UC
Intermediary Code	GOOD
Timezone	GMT
Currency	GBP

London Stock Exchange

Number of Shares	Price per Share (GBP)	Trading venue	Time of transaction	Transaction Reference Number
1,684	1.0200	XLON	10:20:08	00030627236TRDU0
5,121	1.0050	XLON	13:47:16	00030627886TRDU0
178	1.0000	XLON	13:47:17	00030627887TRDU0
3,244	1.0000	XLON	13:47:17	00030627888TRDU0
1,452	1.0000	XLON	13:47:21	00030627890TRDU0
1,883	1.0000	XLON	15:53:11	00030628725TRDU0
1,718	1.0000	XLON	16:10:38	00030628889TRDU0

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