Holding(s) in Company

Trifast PLC
11 April 2008

Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007


For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex


TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares


                                                              Trifast plc

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of
existing shares to which voting rights are attached:


2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
                                                                                        Yes

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
                                                                                        No

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):______________
                                                     AXA S.A 25 Avenue Matigon, 75008 Paris and its
                                                     group of companies
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification
obligation:
                                                     N/A

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from
3):
                                                     7 April 2008

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the
threshold is crossed or reached if different):
                                                     8 April 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:
                                                     10%

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






8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of    Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares           triggering transaction

If possible use  Number of    Number of    Number of    Number of voting rights Percentage of voting
ISIN code        shares       voting       shares                               rights
                              rights



                              7,913,853
Ordinary shares  7,913,853

0.5p

                                                        Direct      Indirect    Direct       Indirect

GB0008883927                                                        8,581,021   0.00%        10.10%






B: Financial Instruments


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of financial    Expiration date      Exercise/ conversion No. of voting rights  Percentage of voting
instrument                                period/date          that may be acquired  rights
                                                               (if the instrument
                                                               exercised/converted)







Total (A+B)


Number of voting rights                              Percentage of voting rights
8,581,021                                            10.10%






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 ISC

AXA UK Investment co ICVC           435                                            0.00051

UK Smaller Companies Fund

AXA Rosenberg                                3,264,786                                  3.84249

AXA Framlington                              5,315,800                                  6.25643

UK Select Ops




Proxy Voting:


10. Name of 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:                                      Mark Belton, Company Secretary, Trifast plc


15. Contact telephone name:                           01825 747366






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