1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:ii
HALFORDS GROUP PLC
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:iii
Artemis Investment Management LLP on behalf of discretionary funds under management
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached: v
28 October 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:
29 October 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii
12%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of
shares
if possible using
the ISIN CODE
Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number
of
Shares
Number
of
Voting
Rights
Number
of shares
Number of voting
rights
% of voting rights x
Direct
Direct xi
Indirect xii
Direct
Indirect
GB00B012TP20
23,617,635
23,617,635
22,341,679
22,341,679
1,844,918
11.22%
0.93%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Expiration
date xiii
Exercise/
Conversion Period xiv
Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
% of voting
rights
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Exercise price
Expiration date xvii
Exercise/
Conversion period xviii
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
% of voting rights xix, xx
Nominal
Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
24,186,597
12.15%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
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:
Richard Smithson
15. Contact telephone number:
0207 399 6063
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Halfords Group plc is a United Kingdom-based provider of motoring and cycling products and services. The Company operates through two segments: Retail and Car Servicing. The operations of the Retail segment comprise the retailing of automotive, leisure and cycling products and services through retail stores and online platforms. The operations of the Car Servicing segment comprise car servicing and repair performed from garages and vans. The Company has an approximately 393 Halfords Retail and two Performance Cycling stores offering a wide range of motoring and cycling products and on demand services. It has an approximately 643 garages offering MOT, service, maintenance and repair services. It has approximately 264 mobile service vans, 479 Commercial vans and five Cycling vans. The Company's product categories include motoring products, mainstream cycling products and performance cycling products. Its services include retail motoring, retail cycling and auto centers/mobile expert.