Halfords Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (4385U)

TIDMHFD

RNS Number : 4385U

Halfords Group PLC

24 October 2017

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 
  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant 
   issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)(i) 
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  1a. Identity of the issuer                                    HALFORDS GROUP PLC 
   or the underlying issuer 
   of existing shares to which 
   voting rights are attached(ii) 
   : 
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  1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer 
   (please mark with an "X" if appropriate) 
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  Non-UK issuer 
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  2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate 
   box or boxes with an "X") 
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  An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                            X 
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  An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
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  An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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  Other (please specify)(iii) : 
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  3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv) 
  Name                                            J O HAMBRO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT 
                                                   LIMITED 
  City and country of registered                  London, United Kingdom 
   office (if applicable) 
  4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v) 
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  Name 
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  City and country of registered 
   office (if applicable) 
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  5. Date on which the threshold                  20 OCTOBER 2017 
   was crossed or reached(vi) 
   : 
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  6. Date on which issuer notified                23 OCTOBER 2017 
   (DD/MM/YYYY): 
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  7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification 
   obligation 
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                    % of voting    % of voting              Total of              Total number 
                       rights         rights                both in %              of voting 
                      attached       through               (8.A + 8.B)             rights of 
                     to shares      financial                                      issuer(vii) 
                     (total of     instruments 
                       8. A)        (total of 
                                   8.B 1 + 8.B 
                                        2) 
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  Resulting 
   situation 
   on the date 
   on which 
   threshold 
   was crossed 
   or reached       3.77 %         1.26%          5.03 %                          199,116,632 
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  Position 
   of previous 
   notification 
   (if 
   applicable)      4.01 %         0.95%          4.96 % 
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 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the 
  date on which the threshold was crossed or reached(viii) 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type         Number of voting rights(ix)   % of voting rights 
  of 
  shares 
  ISIN code 
  (if possible) 
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                       Direct        Indirect                Direct                 Indirect 
                     (Art 9 of      (Art 10 of              (Art 9 of              (Art 10 of 
                     Directive      Directive               Directive               Directive 
                    2004/109/EC)   2004/109/EC)            2004/109/EC)           2004/109/EC) 
                      (DTR5.1)      (DTR5.2.1)               (DTR5.1)              (DTR5.2.1) 
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 GB00B012TP20                      7,508,247                                      3.77% 
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 SUBTOTAL 8. 
  A                          7,508,247                                3.77% 
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 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) 
  of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
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 Type of            Expiration     Exercise/      Number of voting                % of voting 
 financial           date(x)        Conversion     rights that                     rights 
 instrument                         Period(xi)     may be acquired 
                                                   if the instrument 
                                                   is 
                                                   exercised/converted. 
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 Stock Lending                                    2,517,144                       1.26% 
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                                   SUBTOTAL 8. 
                                    B 1           2,517,144                       1.26% 
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 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
  (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
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 Type of           Expiration      Exercise/      Physical          Number        % of voting 
 financial         date(x)         Conversion     or cash           of voting      rights 
 instrument                        Period         settlement(xii)   rights 
                                   (xi) 
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                                                  SUBTOTAL 
                                                   8.B.2 
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  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                                       X 
   not controlled by any natural person or legal entity 
   and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding 
   directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) 
   issuer(xiii) 
  Full chain of controlled undertakings through which 
   the voting rights and/or the 
   financial instruments are effectively held starting 
   with the ultimate controlling natural person or 
   legal entity(xiv) (please add additional rows as 
   necessary) 
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     Name(xv)               % of voting             % of voting             Total of both 
                            rights if it          rights through             if it equals 
                            equals or is             financial               or is higher 
                            higher than             instruments          than the notifiable 
                           the notifiable          if it equals               threshold 
                             threshold             or is higher 
                                                     than the 
                                                    notifiable 
                                                     threshold 
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  10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
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  Name of the proxy holder                        - 
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  The number and % of voting                      - 
   rights held 
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  The date until which the                        - 
   voting rights will be held 
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  11. Additional information(xvi) 
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  . 

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  Place of          J O HAMBRO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED, LONDON 
   completion 
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  Date of           23 OCTOBER 2017 
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