Halfords Group PLC: Holding in Company

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS

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

HALFORDS GROUP PLC

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 obligation iv

Name

Aggregate of abrdn plc affiliated investment management entities with delegated voting rights on behalf of multiple managed portfolios

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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

Name

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached vi:

24 January 2022

6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):

25 January 2022

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)

% of voting rights through financial instruments
(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)

Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)

Total number of voting rights held in issuer (8.A + 8.B) vii

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

5.253246%

0.00%

5.253246%

11,500,866

Position of previous notification (if

applicable)

Below 5%

0.00%

Below 5%

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 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 (please add additional rows as necessary) xiv

X

Name xv

% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

abrdn plc

abrdn plc

abrdn Investments

(Holdings) Limited

abrdn plc

abrdn Investment

Management Limited

abrdn plc

abrdn plc

abrdn Investments

(Holdings) Limited

abrdn plc

Ignis Asset Management Limited

abrdn plc

Ignis Investment
Services Limited

abrdn plc

abrdn plc

Aberdeen Asset

Management PLC

abrdn plc

Aberdeen Asset

Managers Limited

abrdn plc

abrdn plc

Aberdeen Asset
Management PLC

abrdn plc

Aberdeen Asset
Investment Group Limited

abrdn plc

Aberdeen Asset

Investment Limited

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 information xvi

In reference to section 9, the shares detailed are managed by the named discretionary investment management entity within multiple portfolios on behalf of underlying clients, based on investment management agreements whereby the client has delegated the exercise of the voting power to the referenced investment manager.

Place of completion

25 January 2022

Date of completion

Aberdeen, United Kingdom