Statement re. 2004 Accounts

Petards Group PLC
07 October 2005



                 Petards Group plc ('Petards' or 'the Company')

                       Statement re. 2004 Group Accounts


The Board of Petards, the AIM listed developer of advanced surveillance systems,
has the following update regarding the review into accounting discrepancies
discovered at one of its subsidiaries, Joyce-Loebl Ltd, that led to its decision
to withdraw the Group accounts for year ended 31 December 2004.



The review by the Company and KPMG, its auditors, is drawing to a close and the
Board expects to be able to provide a further update to shareholders at or
around the end of October.  It is anticipated that this further update will
include the results of the review, the timetable for the mailing of the 2004
restated accounts and the Company's interim results for the six months ended 30
June 2005.  The Board expects that trading in the Company's shares will
re-commence once the 2004 restated accounts and its 2005 interim results have
been sent to shareholders.



For further information:
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Andy Wonnacott, Finance Director                         Paul McManus
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