Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9862R

Trifast PLC

08 May 2009

 



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 tick the appropriate box or boxes)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights		x
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify)
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:	Hermes UK Smaller Companies Fund
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	N/A
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	5 May 09
6. Date on which issuer notified:	6 May 09
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	6%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares   if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of Shares	Number of Voting Rights viii	Number of shares	Number of voting rights ix		% of voting rights
			Direct	Direct  x	Indirect xi	Direct	Indirect
0888392 GB0008883927   ORD GBP0.05p	6,151,675	6,151,675	5,921,675	5,921,675	0	6.947%	0.0%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date xiii	Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date xiv	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
5,921,675	6.947%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv:

N/A

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:	See Comment in Section 13.
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:	See Comment in Section 13.
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:	See Comment in Section 13.

13. Additional information:	All voting rights held on behalf of the above entity are disclosed pursuant to DTR 5.1.2. This disclosure is made by Hermes Investment Management Limited as agent on behalf of Hermes UK Smaller Companies Fund
14. Contact name:	Valerie Davidson / Margaret Moss
15. Contact telephone number:	020 7680 2177 / 020 7680 2125

Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares xvi

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name (including legal form for legal entities)	Hermes UK Smaller Companies Fund
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)	Lloyds Chambers, 1 Portsoken Street, London E1 8HZ
Phone number	020 7702 0888
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)

B:     Identity of the notifier, if applicable xvii
Full name	Hermes Investment Management Limited as agent for Hermes UK Smaller Companies Fund
Contact address	Lloyds Chambers, 1 Portsoken Street, London E1 8HZ
Phone number	020 7680 2163 / 020 7680 2125
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)	Hermes Investment Management Limited is the Investment Manager and agent for Hermes UK Smaller Companies Fund

C:    Additional information

Please contact Valerie Davidson  / Margaret Moss on the above number for further information. Copy sent to Company Secretary of Trifast Plc, Fax no: 01825 767882

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