RNS Number:0586V Halfords Group PLC 18 April 2007 Notification of major interests in shares Halfords Group plc ("the Company") received a notification on 16 April 2007 that, for the purposes of an initial disclosure, Newton Investment Management Limited, as holder of shares as a discretionary Investment Manager, had a notifiable interest on 20 January 2007 in 19,400,822 ordinary shares of the Company. The Company received a notification on 17 April 2007 that, following an acquisition of voting rights on 5 April 2007 resulting in a change of threshold, Newton Investment Management Limited, as holder of shares as a discretionary Investment Manager, had a notifiable interest on 16 April 2007 in 20,056,984 ordinary shares of the Company, representing 9.10% of the Company's current issued share capital. Enquiries: Philip Parker Company Secretary 01527 513025 18 April 2007 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange END