Holding(s) in Company

Trifast PLC
24 October 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 S.A., 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris, and its group of companies


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

    See section 9 below


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

    21 October 2007


6.  Date on which issuer notified:

    22 October 2007


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

    10%


8.  Notified details:

A:  Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible         Situation previous to the
using the ISIN CODE                       triggering transaction
                                     Number of     Number of Voting
                                     Shares        Rights
Ordinary Shares                      8,447,643     8,447,643

GB0008883927

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares   Number of     Number of Voting       % of Voting Rights
if possible using      Shares        Rights
the ISIN CODE
                                     Direct   Indirect      Direct    Indirect

Ordinary Shares        8,427,086     Nil      8,427,086     Nil       9.99

GB0008883927


B:  Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of     Expiration     Exercise/Conversion Number of Voting      % of
financial   Date           Period/ Date        Rights that may be    Voting
instrument                                     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 Voting
Rights                     Rights

8,427,086                  9.99


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 0.00052

    UK Smaller Companies Fund

    AXA Rosenberg 3,110,851 3.68615

    AXA Framlington UK Select Ops. 5,315,800 6.29886

    Total indirect 8,427,086 9.98553



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







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