Petards Regulatory News (PEG)

23 Mar 2005 08:04

Petards Group PLC23 March 2005 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Petards Group plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Allianz AG 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18. As above4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them As above 5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired 36,000,000 6. Percentage of issued class 5.78% 7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed 10,000,000 5,000,000 8. Percentage of issued class Not disclosed 9. Class of security Ordinary shares 10. Date of transaction 36,000,000 on 21 January 2005 (purchase) 10,000,000 on 3 February 2005 (sold) 5,000,000 on 18 February 2005 (sold) 11. Date company informed 24 February 2005 12. Total holding following this notification 21,000,000 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.37% 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Andrew Wonnacott 01932 788288 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification. Andrew Wonnacott, Finance Director Date of notification: 23 March 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange