Holding(s) in Company

22 Oct 2008 16:55

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:

Jupiter Asset Management Limited

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):

20 October 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

21 October 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 ISIN Code: GB00B012TP20	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights
Ordinary shares	10,399,199	10,399,199

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
	0	0	10,449,199		5.005%

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

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
10,449,199	5.005%

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

The shares will appear on the register in the following names:

Nortrust Nominees Limited 7,759,934

BNY (OCS) Nominees Limited 1902,879

State Street Nominees Limited 701,171

HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Limited 135,215

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:

Shannon Craddock

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7 412 4775

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name (including legal form for legal entities)	Jupiter Asset Management Limited
Contact Address (registered office for legal entities)	1 Grosvenor Place London SW1x 7JJ
Phone number	020 7412 0703
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name
Contact Address
Phone number
Other useful information (eg functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

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