Holding(s) in Company

For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex 

TR-1: Notifications 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 notification (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 notification obligation:

BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited as trustees 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 transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

8 December 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

9 December 2008

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

0%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code

Ordinary shares

0.5p

GB0008883927

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

6,151,675

Number of voting rights

6,151,675

Number of shares

0

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

0

Indirect

0

Direct

0%

Indirect

0%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date 

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

0

0%

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

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of 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 BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited

14 Contact name:

Mark Belton, Company Secretary, Trifast plc

15. Contact telephone name:

01825 747366