Holding(s) in Company

2 May 2007 09:29

Petards Group PLC02 May 2007 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): Gartmore Investment Limited................. 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): Nortrust Nominees Limited 17,000,000 shares Bny Gil Clt a/c Noms Ltd a/c Nwsc 25,000,000 shares................. 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different) (v): 25th April 2007................. 6. Date on which issuer notified: 1st May 2007................. 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 Below 5% Below 5% 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 42,000,000 42,000,000 6.596% 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 42,000,000 6.596% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): ................. 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: ...All shares are held indirectly All figures are based on the Companies issued share capital of 636,706,423 .............. 14. Contact name: Andy Wonnacott, Finance Director 15. Contact telephone number: 01932 788 288 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange