Petards Regulatory News (PEG)

5 Dec 2007 10:16

Petards Group PLC05 December 2007 TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached (ii): ...Petards Group plc.............. 2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X ) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( ) An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( ) Other (please specify) : ( ) 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii): Barclays PLC................. 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd Gerrard Investment Management Ltd Walbrook Trustees (Guernsey) Ltd................. 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different) (v): 28th November 2007................. 6. Date on which issuer notified: 29th November 2007................. 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5% to 6%................. 8. Notified details: ................. A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)using the ISIN CODE Number of shares Number of voting Rights (viii)GB0030040090 38,085,908 38,085,908 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii) Class/type of shares if Number of shares Number of voting rights (ix) % of voting rightspossible using the ISIN CODE Direct (x) Indirect (xi) Direct Indirect GB0030040090 38,445,078 0 38,445,078 0 6.04% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii) Type of Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting rights % of voting rightsfinancial (xiii) Period/ Date (xiv) that may be acquired if theinstrument instrument is exercised/ converted. Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 38,445,078 6.04% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd Gerrard Investment Management Ltd Walbrook Trustees (Guernsey) Ltd ................. Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: ................. 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: ................. 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: ................. 13. Additional information: 14. Contact name: Andy Wonnacott, Finance Director 15. Contact telephone number: 01932 788 288 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange