18 Mar 2014 16:50

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES | ||||
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: Â | Halfords Group Plc | |||
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | Yes | |||
 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):  | ||||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: | Legal & General Group Plc (L&G) | |||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) Â (if different from 3.): | N/A | |||
 5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached:  | 17 March 2014 | |||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 18 March 2014 | |||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: Â | L&G (From 4% to 3%) | |||
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8. Notified details: Â | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights | Â Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
GBP 0.01 | Â 8,618,384 Â (as on 17/01/2014) | Â 7,929,685 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Type of financialinstrument |  Expirationdate |  Exercise/Conversion Period | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. |  % of votingrights | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Type of financialinstrument  |  Exercise price |  Expiration date |  Exercise/Conversion period |  Number of voting rights instrument refers to  |  % of voting rights  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
  | Nominal | Delta | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total (A+B+C) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 7,929,685 | 3.98% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial 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 ceaseto hold: | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13. Additional information: | Notification using the total voting rights figure of  199,063,222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14. Contact name: | Angela Hayter (LGIM) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15. Contact telephone number: | 020 3124 3851 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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