Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 4745A

Halfords Group PLC

01 August 2008

 

TR-1: 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 - Ordinary 1p

2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X )

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

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )

Other (please specify) : ( )

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

  Artemis Investment Management Ltd

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

Artemis Income Fund

BBC Pension Trust

L&G (Barclays) Equity Inc Series 1

L&G (Barclays) Equity Inc Series 2

BHS Pension Scheme

BHS Senior Management Scheme

City of London Cash

City of London Pension

First UK Bus

HSBC UK Equity Income

Hampstead Heath (COL)

Institutional Equity Income

City of London Charities Pool

MT Income Fund

P&O Pension Scheme

Saul

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

  28 July 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

  29 July 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

  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
Halfords Group plc ISINGB00B012TP20	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights
	9,377,174	9,377,174

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
Halfords Group plc ISINGB00B012TP20	Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
	9,262,804	9,262,804		4.37%

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
9,262,804	4.37%

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

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

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

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

Alistair Fleming

15. Contact telephone number:

0131 718 0411

 

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