Holding(s) in Company

Trifast PLC
27 July 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):

    23 July 2007


6.  Date on which issuer notified:

    24 July 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 using    Situation previous to the triggering
the ISIN CODE                                          transaction
                                          Number of            Number of Voting
                                          Shares               Rights

Ordinary Shares                           8,061,860            8,061,860
GB0008883927


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

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

                                             Direct Indirect     Direct Indirect

Ordinary Shares                 8,467,805    Nil    8,467,805    Nil    10.03
GB0008883927


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of      Expiration Exercise/     Number of Voting Rights that may    % of
financial    Date       Conversion    be acquired if the instrument is    Voting
instrument              Period/ Date  exercised/ converted.               Rights

N/A          N/A        N/A           N/A                                 N/A


Total (A+B)

Number of Voting Rights               % of Voting Rights

8,467,805                             10.03



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      830                 0.00098
    AXA Rosenberg                  3,151,175           3.73393
    AXA Framlington UK Select Ops. 5,315,800           6.29886

    Total indirect                 8,467,805           10.03378



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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