Halfords Group PLC — Major Shareholding Notification 2020

Mar 24, 2020

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 Polaris Capital Management, LLC
City and country of registered office (if applicable) Boston, MA, USA
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:				19 March 2020
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			20 March 2020
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	2.96%	0.00%		2.96%	199,116,632
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	3.51%		N/A	3.51%

	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		Number of voting rights ix	%of voting rights
shares ISIN code (if possible)	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		5,899,643		2.96%
SUBTOTAL 8. A	5,899,643		2.96%

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

	SUBTOTAL 8. B 1

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

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X")
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 Boston, MAUSA
Date of completion	20 March 2020

ISIN: GB00B012TP20 Category Code: HOL TIDM: HFD LEICode: 54930086FKBWWJIOBI79 OAM Categories:2.3. Major shareholding notifications Sequence No.: 53923 EQS News ID: 1004025

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