Holding(s) in Company

Halfords Group PLC
03 December 2004

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART IN OR INTO THE
              UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CANADA, AUSTRALIA OR JAPAN

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
3 DECEMBER 2004

            NOTIFICATION OF DEALINGS IN SHARES OF HALFORDS GROUP PLC

Further to the announcement by Merrill Lynch International ('Merrill Lynch') and
Citigroup Global Markets U.K. Equity Limited ('Citigroup') made earlier today,
the Company has been notified today, pursuant to section 198 of the Companies
Act 1985 (the 'Act') that:

(1)              Citicorp Capital Investors Europe Limited has sold 5,830,943
Ordinary Shares of 1p each in the capital of the Company ('Ordinary Shares') and
now have a holding of 5,729,337 Ordinary Shares (representing approximately 2.6%
of the issued share capital of the Company);

(2)              CVC European Equity Partners II LP has sold 13,038,912 Ordinary
Shares and now have a holding of 12,811,705 Ordinary Shares (representing
approximately 5.6% of the issued share capital of the Company);

(3)              CVC European Equity Partners II (Jersey) LP has sold 4,211,086
Ordinary Shares and now have a holding of 4,137,706 Ordinary Shares
(representing approximately 1.8% of the issued share capital of the Company);
and

(4)              CVC European Equity Partners III LP has sold 19,202,703
Ordinary Shares and now have a holding of 18,868,089 Ordinary Shares
(representing approximately 8.3% of the issued share capital of the Company).

All the above Ordinary Shares were sold at a price of 295 pence per share
pursuant to an agreement with Merrill Lynch and Citigroup dated 2 December 2004
(the 'Agreement').

In addition, Jonathan Feuer, a director of the Company, has today notified the
Company that 342,497 Ordinary Shares (representing approximately 0.15% of the
issue share capital of the Company) have been sold on his behalf at 295 pence
per share pursuant to the Agreement and that he is now interested in 336,528
Ordinary Shares (representing approximately 0.15% of the issued share capital of
the Company).  The registered holder of the Ordinary Shares held on behalf of
Jonathan Feuer is Merrill Lynch Nominees Limited.

Enquiries

Philip Parker, Company Secretary, Halfords Group PLC

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This announcement is not for publication or distribution, directly or
indirectly, in or into the United States of America (including its territories
and possessions, any state of the United States and the District of Columbia) or
to U.S. persons.  This announcement is not an offer of securities for sale into
the United States or to U.S. persons.  The securities referred to herein have
not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States, except pursuant to
an applicable exemption from registration.  No public offering of securities is
being made in the United States or to U.S. persons.




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