Petards Regulatory News (PEG)

27 Mar 2008 08:00

Petards Group PLC27 March 2008 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): Hargreave Hale Limited 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): For discretionaryclients ................. 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different) (v): 25 March 2008 6. Date on which issuer notified: 26 March 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5% 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 26,500,000 26,500,000 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 36,500,000 36,500,000 5.73% 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 36,500,000 5.73% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): These shares are for unit trusts operated by Marlborough Fund Managers Ltd, forwhich Hargreave Hale manages the investments on a discretionary basis. 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, Group Finance Director 15. Contact telephone number: 0845 002 0123 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange