Transaction in Own Shares

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Hostelworld Group plc announced on March 19, 2026, that it purchased 15,842 of its ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange on March 18, 2026, as part of its share buyback program. The shares were acquired at prices ranging from £1.0600 to £1.0800, with a volume-weighted average price of £1.0662 per share. These repurchased shares will be cancelled, reducing the total number of ordinary shares in issue to 123,909,432.

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Hostelworld Group PLC

19 March 2026

Hostelworld Group plc (the "Company")

Transaction in own shares

The Company announces that on 18 March 2026 it purchased a total of 15,842 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	15,842
Highest price paid (per Ordinary Share)	£1.0800
Lowest price paid (per Ordinary Share)	£1.0600
Volume weighted average price paid (per Ordinary Share)	£1.0662

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 123,909,432 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
1,718	1.0800	XLON	08:55:51	00030631290TRDU0
100	1.0800	XLON	08:55:51	00030631289TRDU0
1,978	1.0800	XLON	09:38:37	00030631470TRDU0
5,283	1.0600	XLON	12:46:39	00030632422TRDU0
4,488	1.0600	XLON	12:46:39	00030632423TRDU0
71	1.0650	XLON	14:00:39	00030633519TRDU0
1,686	1.0700	XLON	14:12:40	00030633636TRDU0
205	1.0700	XLON	14:45:28	00030633894TRDU0
205	1.0700	XLON	14:48:40	00030633916TRDU0
108	1.0700	XLON	14:48:40	00030633917TRDU0

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