Holding(s) in Company

Petards Group PLC
12 November 2007


TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting 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 the
acquisition 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):

Barclays PLC.................



4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

Barclays Bank Trust  Company Ltd
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd
Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd
Gerrard Investment Management Ltd
Walbrook Trustees (Guernsey) Ltd.................



5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):

5th November 2007.................



6. Date on which issuer notified:

12th November 2007.................



7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

6% to 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                      39,172,244                         39,172,244

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)


Class/type of shares if      Number of shares         Number of voting rights (ix)      % of voting rights
possible using the ISIN CODE
                                                      Direct (x)   Indirect (xi)        Direct      Indirect


 GB0030040090                  36,536,983              0             36,536,983          0           5.74%



B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)


Type of         Expiration Date       Exercise/Conversion       Number of voting rights     % of voting rights
financial       (xiii)                Period/ Date (xiv)        that may be acquired if the
instrument                                                      instrument is exercised/
                                                                converted.






Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights        % of voting rights


36,536,983                     5.74%



9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):

Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd
Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd
Gerrard Investment Management Ltd
Walbrook Trustees (Guernsey) Ltd .................



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:



14. Contact name:

Andy Wonnacott, Finance Director

15. Contact telephone number:

01932 788 288


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