Halfords Regulatory News (HFD)

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii

HALFORDS GROUP PLC

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

x

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

Due to a company reorganization, Capital Research and Management Company ("CRNC") and Capital Group International, Inc ("CGII") will no longer report the relevant holdings under management separately. Instead the relevant holdings under management by CRMC and CGII will be reported in aggregate by The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CGC"). It is solely for this reason (and not a a result of any additional acquisition or disposal) that CGC is reporting this aggregated holding.

3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii

The Capital Group Companies, Inc.

4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv

Capital Research & Management Compamy

5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v

3 September 2012

6. Date on which issuer notified:

4 September 2012

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii

Above 5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights x

Indirect xi

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary Shares (ISIN: GB00B012TP20)

11,199,000

11,199,000

11,199,000

11,199,000

5.6259%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate xiii

Exercise/Conversion Period xiv

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

11,199,000

5.6259%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

Capital Research and Management Company

Capital Income Builder

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

15. Contact telephone number: