Halfords Group PLC — Major Shareholding Notification 2019

Dec 16, 2019

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS
1a. Identityof the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing HALFORDS GROUP plc shares to which voting rights are attached ii:
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights						X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
iii: Other (please specify)
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation		iv
Name Norges Bank
City and country of registered office (if applicable) Oslo, Norway
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)
Name
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached vi: 11/12/2019
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			12/12/2019
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)		% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)	Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights of issuer vii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	3.002%	0.54%		3.54%	199,116,632
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	2.999%	0.54%		3.54%

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached viii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)		Number of voting rights ix	%of voting rights
	Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)	Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)	Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)	Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
GB00B012TP20	5,976,833		3.002%
SUBTOTAL 8. A	5,976,833		3.002%

B 1: Financial Instruments according toArt. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date x	Exercise/ Conversion Period xi	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.	%of voting rights
Shares on loan

Shares on loan (right to recall)	At any time	1,077,983	0.54 %
	SUBTOTAL 8. B 1	1,077,983	0.54%

B 2: Financial Instrumentswith similar economic effect according toArt. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date x	Exercise/ Conversion Period xi	Physical or cash settlement xii	Number of voting rights	%of voting rights
			SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

applicable box with an "X")		9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) xiii holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the xiv financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity (please add additional rows as necessary)
Name xv	%of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	%of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

10.In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held

11.Additional information xvi

Place of completion Oslo, Norway
Date of completion	12 December 2019

ISIN: GB00B012TP20 Category Code: HOL TIDM: HFD LEICode: 54930086FKBWWJIOBI79 OAM Categories:2.3. Major shareholding notifications Sequence No.: 35277

EQS News ID: 935717

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