Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6574N

Halfords Group PLC

20 February 2009

 

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

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

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( )

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) : ( X )

Notification required due to internal transfers between funds under management.

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

  Prudential plc group of companies

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

See attached schedule

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

  17 February 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

  18 February 2009

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

  See item 13

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 ISIN Code: GB00B012TP20	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights
	17,132,891	17,132,891

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
	17,132,891	17,132,891		8.15%

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
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
17,132,891	8.15%

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

  Prudential plc (Parent Company)

M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc)

M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited)

M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited)

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:

  As per 5.1.2, the non-exempt holdings for Prudential plc has dropped below 3% triggering this notification

14. Contact name:

  Dipesh Varsani

    M&G Investment Management Limited

15. Contact telephone number:

  020 7548 3261

Schedule relating to Question 4 (above)

Prudential plc

NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHF01

NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKD01

NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MNB01

NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MNJ01

NORTRUST NOMS LTD 

NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C CRI01

NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MVA01

NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MVB01

NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUC01

NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUQ01

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC

RECOVERY INV COMPANY LIMITED

M&G Group Limited

NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHF01

NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKD01

NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MNB01

NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MNJ01

NORTRUST NOMS LTD 

NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C CRI01

NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MVA01

NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MVB01

NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUC01

NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUQ01

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC

RECOVERY INV COMPANY LIMITED

  M&G Investment Management Limited

NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKD01

NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MNB01

NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MNJ01

NORTRUST NOMS LTD 

NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C CRI01

NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MVA01

NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MVB01

NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUC01

NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUQ01

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC

RECOVERY INV COMPANY LIMITED

M&G Limited

NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHF01

NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKD01

NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MNB01

NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MNJ01

NORTRUST NOMS LTD 

NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C CRI01

NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MVA01

NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MVB01

NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUC01

NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUQ01

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC

RECOVERY INV COMPANY LIMITED

 

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