Barclays PLC notified on 03-Nov-2026 that on 30-Oct-2026 it crossed a reporting threshold in Halfords Group PLC, reducing its prior position of 5.90% of voting rights held directly plus 0.06% through financial instruments (total 5.96%) to a holding now described as below reportable threshold; the filing records a trading book exemption and identifies Barclays Bank PLC, Barclays Capital Securities Limited and Barclays Investment Solutions Limited in the chain of control.
Halfords Group PLC (HFD)
Halfords Group PLC: Holding in Company
04-Nov-2026 / 09:59 GMT/BST
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached ii:
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 obligation iv
Name
Barclays PLC
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
London, 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:
30-Oct-2026
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):
03-Nov-2026
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
Below
reportable threshold
Below
reportable
threshold
Below
reportable threshold
Below
reportable threshold
Position of previous notification (if
applicable)
5.900000
0.060000
5.960000
8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached viii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares
ISIN code (if possible)
Number of voting rights ix
% of voting rights
Direct
(DTR5.1)
Indirect
(DTR5.2.1)
Direct
(DTR5.1)
Indirect
(DTR5.2.1)
GB00B012TP20
Below
reportable
threshold
Below
reportable
threshold
SUBTOTAL 8. A
Below
reportable
threshold
Below
reportable
threshold
B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a)
Type of financial instrument
Expiration date x
Exercise/ Conversion Period xi
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is
exercised/converted.
% of voting rights
SUBTOTAL 8. B 1
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (b)
Type of financial instrument
Expiration date x
Exercise/ Conversion Period xi
Physical or cash
Settlement xii
Number of voting rights
% of voting rights
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 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
Ultimate controlling person
Name of controlled undertaking
% 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
Barclays PLC
Barclays Capital
Securities Limited
Barclays PLC
Barclays
Investment
Solutions
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
Full chain of controlled undertaking:
Barclays PLC Barclays Bank PLC (100%) Barclays Capital Securities Limited (100%)
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