Trifast Regulatory News (TRI)

29 Jun 2007 14:23

Trifast PLC29 June 2007 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: Trifast plc 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights : Yes An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached : No An event changing the breakdown of voting rights : No Other (please specify): No 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation: Gartmore Investment Limited 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): HSBC Global Custody Nominee UK Ltd (3,382,511 shares - 4.01%) BNY GIL Clt A/c Noms Ltd A/c GMT (2,419,227 shares - 2.87%) BNY GIL Clt A/c Noms Ltd A/c NWSC (550,990 shares - 0.65%) BNY GIL Clt A/c Noms Ltd A/c LST (1,003,583 shares - 1.19%) Nortrust Nominees Limited (1,987,279 shares - 2.35%) 5. Date of transaction (and date on which 20 June 2007 the threshold is crossed or reached if 6. Date on which issuer notified: 22 June 2007 7. Threshold(s)that is/are crossed or reached: 11% 8: Notified DetailsA: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggeringof shares to the triggering transactionif possible transactionuse ISIN code Number of Number of Number of Number of voting Percentage of shares voting shares rights voting rightsOrdinary rightsshares 9,117,521 9,117,521 9,343,590 Direct Indirect Direct IndirectGB0008883927 - 9,343,590 - 11.07% B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ No. of voting rights that may Percentagefinancial date conversion be acquired (if the instrument of votinginstrument period/date exercised/converted) rightsN/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Total (A+B)Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights9,343,590 11.07% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Proxy Voting: 10. Name of proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A 13. Additional information: Percentage holdings are based on 84,392,990 ordinary shares in issue 14 Contact name: Mark Belton, Company Secretary, Trifast Plc 15. Contact telephone name: 01825 747366 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange