Holding(s) in Company

Trifast PLC
30 July 2002

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

TRIFAST PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

EAGLET INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 
     holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a 
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
     holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

NAMED IN 2

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

AS ABOVE

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

2,023,052

6)   (2.81%) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

-

8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

-

9)   Class of security

5P ORDINARY SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

24.7.02

11)  Date company informed

25.7.02

12)  Total holding following this notification

6,492,521
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

9.03%

14)  Any additional information

-

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

STUART LAWSON     01825 769696

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification

     Date of Notification 30 JULY 2002.................



Letter to: Trifast Plc - dated 25 July 2002

SECTION 198 - 210 COMPANIES ACT 1985 (AS AMENDED)

As required under the terms of the above Act, I am writing to advise you of the
following transactions affecting notifiable interests held by the above Company:

24.07.02                Bought         2,023,052 Ordinary 5p shares

These transactions leave the Trust's holding at 6,492,521 Ordinary 5p shares,
which according to our records, now represents a holding of 9.034% of this class
of capital.

The Shares will be held in the name of HSBC Global Custody Nominees Ltd.
Account Designate EAGLET 866379.

Letter from:  Tina Parsons
              For and on behalf of 
              Sinclair Henderson Ltd



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