RNS Number:0876Q Halfords Group PLC 24 January 2007 Notification of major interests in shares Halfords Group plc ("the Company") received a notification today that Prudential plc and certain of its subsidiary companies (as shown in the schedule below) had a notifiable interest on 20 January 2007 in 13,031,379 ordinary shares of the Company, representing 5.87% of the Company's current issued share capital. This is an initial notification due to a change of thresholds for non-material interests. Schedule Registered Holder Holding ESMEE FAIRBURN FOUNDATION 200,000 M&G INCOME INV CO LTD 445,878 NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHF01 44,284 NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKD01 1,500,000 NORTRUST NOMS LTD 727,553 NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C CRI01 2,421,928 NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MVB01 600,000 NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUK 01 327,032 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC 5,201,765 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PHL AC 894,300 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC 75,000 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) HYBF AC 212,568 RECOVERY INV COMPANY LIMITED 381,071 Enquiries: Philip Parker Company Secretary 01527 513025 24 January 2007 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange END