Holding in Company

Halfords Group PLC (HFD) Halfords Group PLC: Holding in Company 26-Jan-2022 / 13:39 GMT/BST Dissemination of a Regulatory Announcement, transmitted by EQS Group. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS 1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached ii: HALFORDS GROUP PLC 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate) Non-UK issuer 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X") An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify) iii: 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation iv Name Aggregate of abrdn plc affiliated investment management entities with delegated voting rights on behalf of multiple managed portfolios City and country of registered office (if applicable) Edinburgh, United Kingdom 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) v Name City and country of registered office (if applicable) 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached vi: 24 January 2022 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): 25 January 2022 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation % of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A) % of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2) Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B) Total number of voting rights held in issuer (8.A + 8.B) vii Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached 5.253246% 0.00% 5.253246% 11,500,866 Position of previous notification (if applicable) Below 5% 0.00% Below 5%               8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached viii A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible) Number of voting rights ix % of voting rights Direct (DTR5.1) Indirect  (DTR5.2.1) Direct (DTR5.1) Indirect (DTR5.2.1) GB00B012TP20 11,500,866 5.253246% SUBTOTAL 8. A 11,500,866 5.253246% B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a) Type of financial instrument Expiration date x Exercise/ Conversion Period xi Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted. % of voting rights SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (b) Type of financial instrument Expiration date x Exercise/ Conversion Period xi Physical or cash Settlement xii Number of voting rights % of voting rights SUBTOTAL 8.B.2                     9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X") Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer xiii Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity (please add additional rows as necessary) xiv X Name xv % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold abrdn plc abrdn plc abrdn Investments (Holdings) Limited abrdn plc abrdn Investment Management Limited abrdn plc abrdn plc abrdn Investments (Holdings) Limited abrdn plc Ignis Asset Management Limited abrdn plc Ignis Investment Services Limited abrdn plc abrdn plc Aberdeen Asset Management PLC abrdn plc Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited abrdn plc abrdn plc Aberdeen Asset Management PLC abrdn plc Aberdeen Asset Investment Group Limited abrdn plc Aberdeen Asset Investment Limited 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: Name of the proxy holder The number and % of voting rights held The date until which the voting rights will be held 11. Additional information xvi In reference to section 9, the shares detailed are managed by the named discretionary investment management entity within multiple portfolios on behalf of underlying clients, based on investment management agreements whereby the client has delegated the exercise of the voting power to the referenced investment manager.           Place of completion 25 January 2022 Date of completion Aberdeen, United Kingdom

ISIN:	GB00B012TP20
Category Code:	HOL
TIDM:	HFD
LEI Code:	54930086FKBWWJIOBI79
OAM Categories:	2.3. Major shareholding notifications
Sequence No.:	139088
EQS News ID:	1273193

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