Trifast Regulatory News (TRI)

27 Jul 2007 16:04

Trifast PLC27 July 2007 TR-1: NOTIFICATION 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 the notification (please state 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 the notification obligation: AXA S.A., 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris, and its group of companies 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): See section 9 below 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): 23 July 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 24 July 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 10% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible using Situation previous to the triggeringthe ISIN CODE transaction Number of Number of Voting Shares Rights Ordinary Shares 8,061,860 8,061,860GB0008883927 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Class/type of shares if Number of Number of Voting % of Votingpossible using the ISIN CODE Shares Rights Rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Ordinary Shares 8,467,805 Nil 8,467,805 Nil 10.03GB0008883927 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of Voting Rights that may % offinancial Date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is Votinginstrument Period/ Date exercised/ converted. Rights N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Total (A+B) Number of Voting Rights % of Voting Rights 8,467,805 10.03 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable Name of company/fund Number of shares % of issued share capital AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 830 0.00098 AXA Rosenberg 3,151,175 3.73393 AXA Framlington UK Select Ops. 5,315,800 6.29886 Total indirect 8,467,805 10.03378 Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the 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: None 14. Contact name: Mark Belton, Company Secretary, Trifast Plc 15. Contact telephone number: 01825 747366 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange