Halfords Regulatory News (HFD)

31 Oct 2005 15:54

Halfords Group PLC31 October 2005 Halfords Group plc31 October 2005 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of listed company HALFORDS GROUP PLC 2. Name of shareholder with a major interest 1. FMR CORP. AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES2. FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES THE NOTIFIABLE INTERESTS ALSO COMPRISE THE NOTIFIABLE INTEREST OF MR EDWARD CJOHNSON 3d, A PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDER OF FMR CORP. AND FIDELITY INTERNATIONALLIMITED. 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it isregarding the holding of the shareholder named in 2 above in respect of anon-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is aholding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 NON-BENEFICIAL 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than oneholder, the number of shares held by each of them SEE SCHEDULE 5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired N/A 6. Percentage of issued class N/A 7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed 2,232,500 8. Percentage of issued class 0.98% 9. Class of security ORDINARY SHARES 1p 10. Date of transaction NOT STATED 11. Date company informed 31 OCTOBER 2005 12. Total holding following this notification 8,753,093 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.84% 14. Any additional information THESE NOTIFICATIONS OF DISCLOSABLE INTERESTS CONSTITUTE SEPARATE NOTIFICATIONSOF INTEREST IN THE SHARES AND ARE COMBINED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSES OF CLARITYAND EFFICIENCY. NOTHING HEREIN SHOULD BE TAKEN TO INDICATE THAT FMR CORP. ANDITS DIRECT OR INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES, OR FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED AND ITSDIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES ACT AS A GROUP OR IN CONCERT IN RESPECT OF THEDISCLOSED INTERESTS, OR THAT THEY ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT THESE NOTIFICATIONS ONA JOINT BASIS. 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries PHILIP PARKER 01527 513025 16. Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed companyresponsible for making this notification PHILIP PARKER, COMPANY SECRETARY______________________________________________________________ Date of notification 31 October 2005 SCHEDULE FMR Corp.: Parent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research Company("FMRCO") and Fidelity Management Trust Company ("FMTC") Fidelity International Limited: Parent holding company for variousdirect and indirect subsidiaries, including Fidelity Pension Management ("FPM"),Fidelity Investment Services Ltd. ("FISL") and Fidelity InvestmentsInternational ("FII") Shares Held Management Company Nominee/Registered Name 647,158 FPM Northern Trust, London 219,771 FPM Bank of New York, Brussels 146,335 FPM State Street Bank & Trust Co, London 64,414 FPM Bank of New York, London 53,400 FPM Citibank, London 332,500 FMRCO Brown Brothers Harriman and Co7,014,858 FISL JP Morgan, Bournemouth 274,657 FII JP Morgan, Bournemouth This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange