Hostelworld : Holding(s) in Company

CGC is the parent company of Capital Research and Management Company ('CRMC'). CRMC is a U.S.-based investment management company that manages the American Funds family of mutual funds. CRMC manages equity assets for various investment companies through three divisions, Capital Research Global Investors, Capital International Investors and Capital World Investors. CRMC in turn is the parent company of Capital Group International, Inc. ('CGII'), which in turn is the parent company of five investment management companies ('CGII management companies'): Capital Guardian Trust Company, Capital International, Inc., Capital International Limited, Capital International Sàrl and Capital International K.K. The CGII management companies primarily serve as investment managers to institutional clients.

Neither CGC nor any of its affiliates own shares of Hostelworld Group PLC for its own account. Rather, the shares reported on this Notification are owned by accounts under the discretionary investment management of one or more of the investment management companies described above.

SMALLCAP World Fund, Inc. ('SCWF') and American Funds Insurance Series: Global Small Capitalization Fund ('VISC') are mutual funds registered in the United States under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

SCWF is the legal owner of 7,645,662 shares (8.0000% of outstanding shares). SCWF has granted proxy voting authority to CRMC, its investment adviser.

VISC is the legal owner of 6,212,000 shares (6.4999% of outstanding shares). VISC has granted proxy voting authority to CRMC, its investment adviser.