RNS Number : 8179A
Halfords Group PLC
07 February 2011
 

 

For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex

 

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

 

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

Halfords Group PLC

 

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

 

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

 

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


 

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments


 

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights


 

Other (please specify):

 


 

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

 

 Newton Investment Management Ltd.

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

 


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

 

04/02/2011

6. Date on which issuer notified:

 

07/02/2011

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

 

Decrease from 5.07% to 4.68%

 

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

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

 Sedol B012TP2

10,737,912

5.07%

N/A

N/A

9,919,858

N/A

4.68%


 

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date

Exercise/
Conversion
Period

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

 

% of voting
rights






 

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise
price

Expiration
date

Exercise/
Conversion
period

Number of voting
rights instrument
refers to

% of voting rights

 






Nominal

Delta

 



 

Total (A B C)

 

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

9,919,858

4.68%

 

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

 

Newton Investment Management Ltd. own these shares as a discretionary investment manager.

 

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:

 


14. Contact name:

 

 Asif S Lalani

15. Contact telephone number:

 

44 (0)20 7163 5115

 


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