Last checked at 16 Mar 2009 10:21
TR1: Notification of Major Interests in Shares
| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | Halfords Group plc | |
| 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) | ||
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | Yes | |
| An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | No | |
| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | No | |
| Other (please specify):______________ | No | |
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: | Ameriprise Financial, Inc and its Group | |
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | See additional information under 13 | |
| 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): | 11 March 2009 | |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 12 March 2009 | |
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | Above the threshold of 5% | |
| 8. Notified details: |
| A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||
| Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Situation previous to the Triggering transaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
| Number of Shares | Number of Voting Rights | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | |||
| Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | ||||
| ISINGB00B012TP20 ORD GBP 0.01 | N/A | N/A | 10,619,637 | 595,000 | 10,024,637 | 0.283% | 4.779% |
| B: Financial Instruments | ||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. | % of voting rights |
| Total (A+B) | |
| Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
| 10,619,637 | 5.062% |
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | |
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| Proxy Voting: | |
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | N/A |
| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: | N/A |
| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: | N/A |
| 13. Additional information: | Registered Owners Chase Nominees Ltd A/C 41407 1,060,960 Ameriprise Financial Inc A/C 21,800 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/C 03449 194,138 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/C 05577 195,000 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/C 05576 2,247,000 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/C 27642 471,000 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/C 07197 124,000 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/C 10479 7,300 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/C 07203 137,300 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/C 21667 41,300 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/C 34789 169,000 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/C 07196 132,000 Roy Nominees A/C 104450 316,882 Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd A/C WWSF0004002 914,679 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/C 18667 115,902 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/C 10469 86,927 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/C 10492 191,239 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/C 10488 605,000 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/C 10495 434,636 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/C 10489 2,171,758 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/C 10490 526,000 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/C 30337 85,316 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/C 31348 370,500 |
| 14. Contact name: | Company Secretary, Threadneedle Group |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | + 44(0)20 7464 5000 |