AGM Statement

Trifast PLC
24 September 2003


Issued by Citigate Dewe Rogerson Ltd, Birmingham
Date: Wednesday, 24 September 2003

                                                               IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                                  Trifast plc
                             Annual General Meeting

At today's Annual General Meeting, David Dugdale, Chairman, told shareholders:-

"Trading in the first five months across the Group has been broadly in-line with
management expectations.  We will give shareholders a further update at the time
of our interim results in late November."

The Chairman then added:

"After ten years with the Group I have decided that it is now the appropriate
time for me to stand down and retire from the Board which I shall be doing on 31
December 2003.

My successor will be Anthony Allen, who joined Trifast as a Non-Executive
Director in January 2003."

All resolutions were duly passed.


Enquiries:
Jim Barker, Chief Executive
Stuart Lawson, Group Finance Director                     Fiona Tooley
Trifast plc                                               Citigate Dewe Rogerson
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Mobile: [phone] (JB) or 07765 253 895 (SL)           Mobile: [phone]
Web-site: www.trifast.com  Email: [e-mail]
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