Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9856R

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:	BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited as trustee of the BT Pension Scheme. See Section 9 for further information.
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
0266846 ORD 50P	6,151,675	6,151,675	0	0	5,921,675	0%	6.947%

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:

BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited is the parent undertaking of Britel Fund Trustees Limited, which is the parent undertaking of Hermes Fund Managers Limited. Hermes Fund Managers Limited is the parent undertaking of:

[Hermes Investment Management Limited (voting rights held in this issuer: 6.947%)]

Please see Section 13 for further information.

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:

Hermes Investment Management Limited hold the voting rights under a standing proxy contained in investment management agreements with various underying clients for the purposes of DTR 5.2.1(h).

All voting rights held on behalf of the above entities are aggregated for the purposes of DTR 5.2.1(e).

This disclosure is made by BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited, which is the ultimate parent undertaking for the purposes of DTR 5.2.1(e).

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)	BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)	1 Portsoken Street, London E1 8HZ
Phone number	020 7702 0888
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)	BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited is the parent undertaking of the group of companies subject to the notification obligation as indirect holders of voting rights for the purpose of DTR 5.2.1(h) and 5.2.1(e).

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable xvii
Full name	Hermes Administration Services Limited as agent for BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited
Contact address	1 Portsoken Street, London E1 8HZ
Phone number	020 7680 2177/020 7680 2125
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)	Hermes Administration Services Limited acts as the authorised administration agent on behalf of BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited