Halfords : TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
June 24, 2015 at 06:02 am EDT
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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES i
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
ü
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
Schroders plc
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
22.06.15
6. Date on which issuer notified:
23.06.15
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii
Above 5%
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
Ordinary
10,633,424
9,559,725
11,110,627
N/A
10,038,542
N/A
5.043%
GB00B012TP20
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
10,038,542
5.043%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
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:
The shares referred to in section 9 are held in portfolios managed by those firms on a discretionary basis for clients under investment management agreements.
This disclosure is based on issue share capital amount 199,063,222.
14. Contact name:
Chloe Talbot
15. Contact telephone number:
020 7658 6000
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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.