Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9059D

Halfords Group PLC

19 September 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

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:

  Resolution Investment Services Ltd

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

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

  9th September 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

  11th September 2008

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

  3%

8. Notified details:

  Nominee Holdings

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

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
			6,223,678		2.96%

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
6,223,678	2.96%

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

Proxy Voting:

Pearl Group Limited

Impala Holdings Limited

Resolution PLC

Resolution Asset Management Limited

Resolution Investment Services Limited (indirect)

Bank of New York Nominees Limited (702,189 0.33%)

Vidacos Nominees Limited (5,521,489 2.62%)

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:

  Percentage calculation based on Issued Share Capital of 210,583,000

14. Contact name:

  Deborah A Wagner

15. Contact telephone number:

  0141 222 8000

ANNEX NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name (including legal form for legal entities)	Resolution Investment Services Ltd
Contact Address (registered office for legal entities)	50 Bothwell Street Glasgow G2 6HR
Phone number	0141 222 8000
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)	Deborah A Wagner

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name	Deborah A Wagner
Contact Address	50 Bothwell Street Glasgow G2 6HR
Phone number	0141 222 8285
Other useful information (eg functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)	Company Secretary

C: Additional Information

 

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