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RNS Number : 0435F

Hastings Group Holdings plc

11 November 2020

FORM 8 (OPD)

AMMENT - CHANGES TO SECTION 3(B)

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE BY A PARTY TO AN OFFER

Rules 8.1 and 8.2 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

   1.         KEY INFORMATION 
 
 (a) Full name of discloser:                                                  Hastings Group Holdings PLC ("Hastings") 
 (b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if       N/A 
 different from 1(a): 
 The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, 
 the trustee(s), 
 settlor and beneficiaries must be named. 
                                                                             ----------------------------------------- 
 (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this    Hastings Group Holdings PLC 
 form relates: 
 Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree 
                                                                             ----------------------------------------- 
 (d) Is the discloser the offeror or the offeree?                             OFFEREE 
                                                                             ----------------------------------------- 
 (e) Date position held:                                                      6 August 2020 
  The latest practicable date prior to the disclosure 
                                                                             ----------------------------------------- 
 (f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making        N/A 
 disclosures in respect 
 of any other party to the offer? 
 If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A" 
                                                                             ----------------------------------------- 
 
   2.         POSITIONS OF THE PARTY TO THE OFFER MAKING THE DISCLOSURE 

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates

 
 Class of relevant security:                                                                  Ordinary shares 
                                                                                       Interests     Short positions 
                                                                                     ------------  ------------------ 
                                                                                      Number    %      Number      % 
                                                                                     --------      -------------  --- 
 (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:                                       NIL     -       NIL        - 
                                                                                     --------      -------------  --- 
 (2) Cash-settled derivatives:                                                          NIL     -       NIL        - 
                                                                                     --------      -------------  --- 
 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:     NIL     -       NIL        - 
                                                                                     --------      -------------  --- 
                                                                                        NIL     -       NIL        - 
   TOTAL: 
                                                                                     --------      -------------  --- 
 

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financial collateral arrangements should be disclosed on a Supplemental Form 8 (SBL).

   (b)        Rights to subscribe for new securities 
 
 Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:    N/A 
 Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:   N/A 
                                                                              ---- 
 
   3.         POSITIONS OF PERSONS ACTING IN CONCERT WITH THE PARTY TO THE OFFER MAKING THE DISCLOSURE 
 
 Details of any interests, short positions and rights to subscribe (including directors' and 
  other employee options) of any person acting in concert with the party to the offer making 
  the disclosure: 
            Hastings directors 
 
             a) The following directors of Hastings and their connected persons have the interests in Hastings 
             set out below: 
                         Hastings                   Position /                  Number of              Percentage 
                         director                   connection                   ordinary              holding of 
                         / connected                to director                  shares                Hastings' issued 
                         person                     (incl                                              share capital 
                                                    name of                                            (to three decimal 
                                                    relevant                                           places) 
                                                    director) 
                         Tobias van                 Chief 
                          der                        Executive 
                          Meer                       Officer                    1,946,353              0.294% 
                                        --------------------------  ---------------------  ----------------------------- 
                                                    Spouse of 
                         Katherine van               Tobias 
                          der Meer                   van der Meer               1,626,124              0.246% 
                                        --------------------------  ---------------------  ----------------------------- 
                                                    Chief 
                                                     Financial 
                         John Worth                  Officer                    54,826                 0.008% 
                                        --------------------------  ---------------------  ----------------------------- 
                                                    Spouse of John 
                         Sarah Worth                 Worth                      31,706                 0.005% 
                                        --------------------------  ---------------------  ----------------------------- 
                         Thomas 
                          Colraine                  Chair                       76,470                 0.012% 
                                        --------------------------  ---------------------  ----------------------------- 
                                                    Independent 
                         Pierre                      Non-Executive 
                          Lefèvre               Director                   97,124                 0.015% 
                                        --------------------------  ---------------------  ----------------------------- 
                         TOTAL                                                  3,832,603              0.580% 
                                                                    ---------------------  ----------------------------- 
 
 
             b) The following directors of Hastings have rights to the scheme interests set out below: 
 
             Shares not subject to further performance conditions 
                         Hastings               Position /                 Scheme                 Date of                Price                Number                Vesting 
                         director               connection to              under                  grant                  at                   of                    date 
                         /                      director                   which                                         grant                ordinary 
                         connected              (incl name of              granted                                                            shares 
                         person                 relevant                                                                                      in 
                                                director)                                                                                     respect 
                                                                                                                                              of which 
                                                                                                                                              awards 
                                                                                                                                              granted 
                         Tobias                 Chief                      Bonus                  6 April                GBP2.73              14,406                16 March 
                         van der                Executive                  Deferral               2018                                                              2021 
                         Meer                   Officer                    Plan 
                                    -------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  -------------------  --------------------  --------------------- 
                                                                           Bonus                  11 April               GBP2.20              11,349                16 March 
                                                                           Deferral               2019                                                              2022 
                                                                           Plan 
                                    -------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  -------------------  --------------------  --------------------- 
                                                                           Bonus                  8 April                GBP1.65              20,400                8 April 
                                                                           Deferral               2020                                                              2023 
                                                                           Plan 
                                    -------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  -------------------  --------------------  --------------------- 
                         John                   Chief                      Long Term              18                     GBP1.86              302,829               In three 
                         Worth                  Financial                  Incentive              September                                                         equal 
                                                Officer                    Plan                   2019                                                              annual 
                                                                                                                                                                    tranches 
                                                                                                                                                                    beginning 
                                                                                                                                                                    on 30 
                                                                                                                                                                    March 
                                                                                                                                                                    2021 
                                    -------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  -------------------  --------------------  --------------------- 
                                                                           Bonus                  8 April                GBP1.65              12,666                8 April 
                                                                           Deferral               2020                                                              2023 
                                                                           Plan 
                                    -------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  -------------------  --------------------  --------------------- 
 
 
             LTIP awards (subject to performance conditions) 
                         Hastings               Position                Scheme                 Date of                Price                Number                Vesting 
                         director               /                        under                  grant                 at                   of                     date 
                         /                      connection               which                                        grant                ordinary 
                         connected              to                       granted                                                           shares 
                         person                 director                                                                                   in 
                                                (incl name                                                                                 respect 
                                                of                                                                                         of which 
                                                relevant                                                                                   awards 
                                                director)                                                                                  granted 
                         Tobias                 Chief                   Long                   6 April                GBP2.73              411,605               6 April 
                          van der               Executive               Term                    2018                                                              2021 
                          Meer                  Officer                 Incentive 
                                                                        Plan 
                                    ----------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ------------------- 
                                                                        Long                   11 April               GBP2.20              463,047               6 April 
                                                                        Term                    2019                                                              2022 
                                                                        Incentive 
                                                                        Plan 
                                    ----------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ------------------- 
                                                                        Long                   8 April                GBP1.65              618,181               6 April 
                                                                        Term                    2020                                                              2023 
                                                                        Incentive 
                                                                        Plan 
                                    ----------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ------------------- 
                         John                   Chief                   Long                   16                     GBP1.86              510,368               6 April 
                         Worth                  Financial               Term                   September                                                          2022 
                                                Officer                 Incentive              2019 
                                                                        Plan 
                                    ----------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ------------------- 
                                                                        Long                   8 April                GBP1.65              575,757               6 April 
                                                                        Term                    2020                                                              2023 
                                                                        Incentive 
                                                                        Plan 
                                    ----------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ------------------- 
 
 
             Unvested nil-cost options (CAP awards subject to performance conditions) 
                         Hastings               Position               Date of               Price                Shares               Vesting 
                         director                                       grant                at                   in                   date 
                         /                                                                   grant                respect 
                         connected                                                                                of 
                         person                                                                                   which 
                                                                                                                  options 
                                                                                                                  granted 
                         Tobias                 Chief                  21                    GBP3.08              567,165              20 
                         van                    Executive              December                                                        December 
                         der Meer               Officer                2017                                                            2022** 
                                                                                                                                       (released 
                                                                                                                                       in three 
                                                                                                                                       equal 
                                                                                                                                       annual 
                                                                                                                                       tranches 
                                                                                                                                       beginning 
                                                                                                                                       from that 
                                                                                                                                       date) 
                                    ---------------------  --------------------  -------------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 
 
             ** Vesting date corrected by way of an amendment to this Opening Position Disclosure on 11 
             November 2020. 
 
             Persons deemed to be acting in concert with Hastings 
 
             c) The following interests are held by persons deemed to be acting in concert with Hastings: 
 
             NONE. 
 

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financial collateral arrangements should be disclosed on a Supplemental Form 8 (SBL).

   4.         OTHER INFORMATION 
   (a)        Indemnity and other dealing arrangements 
 
 Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal 
  or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain 
  from dealing entered into by the party to the offer making the disclosure or any person acting 
  in concert with it: 
  Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such 
  agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none" 
 
   NONE. 
 
   (b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives 
 
 Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the party 
  to the offer making the disclosure, or any person acting in concert with it, and any other 
  person relating to: 
  (i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or 
  (ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which 
  any derivative is referenced: 
  If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none" 
 
   NONE. 
 
   (c)        Attachments 

Are any Supplemental Forms attached?

 
 Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions)   NO 
 Supplemental Form 8 (SBL)              NO 
                                       --- 
 
 
 Date of disclosure:    11 November 2020 
 Contact name:          Anthony Leppard 
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 Telephone number:      +44 (0) 14 2473 8366 
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Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk .

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