Trifast Regulatory News (TRI)

20 Nov 2007 14:40

Trifast PLC20 November 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 SA, 25 Avenue Matignon 75008 Paris, and its group of companies. 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): See paragraph 9 below. 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): 18 November 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 19 November 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Over 10% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible Situation previous to theusing the ISIN CODE triggering transaction Number of Number of Voting Shares Rights Ordinary Shares 8,419,586 8,419,586GB0008883927 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Class/type of shares Number of Number of Voting % of Voting Rightsif possible using Shares Rightsthe ISIN CODE Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Ordinary Shares 8,439,748 Nil 8,439,748 Nil 10.0GB0008883927 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/Conversion Number of Voting % offinancial Date Period/ Date Rights that may be Votinginstrument acquired if the instrument is Rights exercised/ converted. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Total (A+B) Number of Voting % of VotingRights Rights 8,439,748 10.0 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 435 0.00052UK Smaller Companies FundAXA Rosenberg 3,123,513 3.70115AXA Framlington 5,315,800 6.29886UK Select OpsTotal (indirect) 8,439,748 10.00053 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