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   Halfords Group PLC (HFD)
   Holding in Company

   30-Nov-2020 / 14:15 GMT/BST
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   TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

    

   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS
                                                                              
                                             HALFORDS GROUP plc

   1a. Identity of the issuer or the          
   underlying issuer of existing shares to
   which voting rights are attachedii:       GB00B012TP20

                                              
   1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer  (please mark with an
   "X" if appropriate)
   Non-UK issuer                                                           
   2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes
   with an "X")
   An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                            X
   An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments                     
   An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                        
   Other (please specify)iii:                                              
   3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv
   Name                                      Norges Bank
   City and country of registered office (if Oslo, Norway
   applicable)
   4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)
   Name                                       
   City and country of registered office (if  
   applicable)
   5. Date on which the threshold was        27 November 2020
   crossed or reachedvi:
   6. Date on which issuer notified          30 November 2020
   (DD/MM/YYYY):
   7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
                       % of voting     % of voting
                         rights      rights through   Total of Total number of
                       attached to      financial     both in  voting rights
                      shares (total    instruments    % (8.A + of issuervii
                        of 8. A)    (total of 8.B 1 +   8.B)
                                         8.B 2)
   Resulting                 
   situation on the
   date on which         2.97 %          0.25 %        3.21 %  199,116,632
   threshold was
   crossed or reached        
   Position of
   previous
   notification (if      3.002 %         0.54 %        3.54 %   

   applicable)
                                                                        

    

   8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the
   threshold was crossed or reachedviii
   A: Voting rights attached to shares
   Class/type   Number of voting rightsix          % of voting rights
   of                 Direct          Indirect         Direct       Indirect
   shares
                    (Art 9 of        (Art 10 of      (Art 9 of     (Art 10 of
   ISIN code        Directive         Directive      Directive     Directive
   (if             2004/109/EC)     2004/109/EC)    2004/109/EC)  2004/109/EC)
   possible)         (DTR5.1)        (DTR5.2.1)       (DTR5.1)     (DTR5.2.1)
   GB00B012TP20     5,912,535                          2.97 %      
                                                                   
                                                                   
   SUBTOTAL 8.              5,912,535                        2.97 %
   A
    

    
   B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive
   2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
                                             Number of voting
   Type of                 Exercise/         rights that may be
   financial    Expiration Conversion        acquired if the      % of voting
   instrument   datex      Periodxi          instrument is        rights

                                             exercised/converted.
   Shares on
   loan
                           Any time                488,792           0.25 %
   (right to
   recall)
                                                                        
                                                                        
                           SUBTOTAL 8. B 1         488,792           0.25 %
    

    
   B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art.
   13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
   Type of                 Exercise/    Physical or     Number of
   financial  Expiration   Conversion   cash            voting    % of voting
   instrument datex        Period xi                    rights    rights
                                        settlementxii
                                                                   
                                                                   
                                                                   
                                        SUBTOTAL 8.B.2             
    

    

    
                                                                   

    

   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 not controlled
   by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any        X
   other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest
   in the (underlying) issuerxiii
   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 entityxiv (please
   add additional rows as necessary)
            % of voting rights  % of voting rights through Total of both if it
            if it equals or is   financial instruments if  equals or is higher
   Namexv    higher than the      it equals or is higher   than the notifiable
           notifiable threshold    than the notifiable          threshold
                                        threshold
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            
    
   10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
   Name of the proxy holder      
   The number and % of voting    
   rights held
   The date until which the      
   voting rights will be held
    
   11. Additional informationxvi
    
                                                                      

    

   Place of completion Oslo, Norway
   Date of completion  30 November 2020

    

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   ISIN:           GB00B012TP20
   Category Code:  HOL
   TIDM:           HFD
   LEI Code:       54930086FKBWWJIOBI79
   OAM Categories: 2.3. Major shareholding notifications
   Sequence No.:   88761
   EQS News ID:    1151513


    
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