Holding(s) in Company

Trifast PLC
20 November 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 SA, 25 Avenue Matignon 75008 Paris, and its group of companies.


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

    See paragraph 9 below.


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

    18 November 2007


6.  Date on which issuer notified:

    19 November 2007


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

    Over 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                      8,419,586     8,419,586
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        8,439,748     Nil        8,439,748    Nil       10.0
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

8,439,748              10.0


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                             3,123,513                 3.70115
AXA Framlington                           5,315,800                 6.29886
UK Select Ops
Total (indirect)                          8,439,748                10.00053


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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