1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Halfords Group plc

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached 

No

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

No

Other (please specify):______________

No

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Ameriprise Financial, Inc and its Group

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

See additional information under 13

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

11 March 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

12 March 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Above the threshold of 5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

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

Direct  

Indirect 

Direct

Indirect

ISINGB00B012TP20

ORD

GBP 0.01

N/A

N/A

10,619,637

595,000

10,024,637

0.283%

4.779%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument 

Expiration date 

Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date 

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. 

% of voting rights

Total (A B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

10,619,637

5.062%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

Registered Owners

Chase Nominees Ltd          A/C 41407              1,060,960

Ameriprise Financial Inc     A/C                             21,800

Littledown Nominees Ltd    A/C 03449                  194,138

Littledown Nominees Ltd    A/C 05577                  195,000

Littledown Nominees Ltd    A/C 05576               2,247,000

Littledown Nominees Ltd    A/C 27642                  471,000

Littledown Nominees Ltd    A/C 07197                  124,000

Littledown Nominees Ltd    A/C 10479                      7,300

Littledown Nominees Ltd    A/C 07203                  137,300

Littledown Nominees Ltd    A/C 21667                    41,300

Littledown Nominees Ltd    A/C 34789                  169,000

Littledown Nominees Ltd    A/C 07196                  132,000

Roy Nominees                  A/C 104450                 316,882

Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd  A/C WWSF0004002    914,679

Littledown Nominees Ltd    A/C 18667                   115,902

Littledown Nominees Ltd    A/C 10469                     86,927

Littledown Nominees Ltd    A/C 10492                   191,239

Littledown Nominees Ltd    A/C 10488                   605,000

Littledown Nominees Ltd    A/C 10495                   434,636

Littledown Nominees Ltd    A/C 10489                2,171,758

Littledown Nominees Ltd    A/C 10490                   526,000

Littledown Nominees Ltd    A/C 30337                    85,316

Littledown Nominees Ltd    A/C 31348                  370,500

14. Contact name:

Company Secretary, Threadneedle Group

15. Contact telephone number:

44(0)20 7464 5000