Trifast Regulatory News (TRI)

7 Jan 2008 15:29

Trifast PLC07 January 2008 Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007 For filings with the FSA include the annex For filings with issuer exclude the annex TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of Trifast plcexisting shares to which voting rights are attached: 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 acquisitionof 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 Gartmore Investment Limitedobligation: 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from HSBC Global Custody Nominee UK Ltd a/c 566903): 3,382,511 shs 4.008% BNY GIL CLT a/c NOMS Ltd. a/c LST 1,241,711 shs - 1.471% BNY GIL CLT a/c NOMS Ltd a/c GMT 2,550,000shs - 3.022% BNY GIL CLT a/c NOMS Ltd a/c NWSC 56640 851,274shs - 1.009% Goldman Sachs Nominees Ltd. 63285 81,993 shs - 0.097% Nortrust Nominees Limited a/c54550 2,074,254shs - 2.458% 5. Date of transaction (and date on which thethreshold is crossed or reached if different): 27 December 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 28 December 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 12% 8: Notified DetailsA: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares triggering transaction If possible use Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights Percentage of votingISIN code shares voting shares rights rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect GB0008883927 9,343,590 9,343,590 10,181,743 10,181,743 12.065% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/ conversion No. of voting rights Percentage of votinginstrument period/date that may be acquired rights (if the instrument exercised/converted) Total (A+B) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights10,181,743 12.065% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectivelyheld, if applicable: Proxy Voting: 10. Name of proxy holder: 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: 13. Additional information: All shares are held indirectly. All figures based on the companies issued share capital of 84,392,990 as provided by Exshare E mail contact RDU@Gartmore.com14 Contact name: Mark Belton, Company Secretary, Trifast plc 15. Contact telephone name: 01825 747366 Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer Annex: Notification of major interests in shares A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligationFull name (including legal form of legal entities) Contact address (registered office for legal entities) Phone number & email Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons) B: Identity of the notifier, if applicableFull name Gartmore Investment Limited Contact address Gartmore House, 8 Fenchurch Place London EC3M 4PBPhone number & email 020 7782 2324 RDU@Gartmore.comOther useful information Asset Manager (e.g. functional relationship with the person orlegal entity subject to the notification obligation) C: Additional information This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange