Acquisition Completed

Trifast PLC 22 May 2001 Issued on behalf of Trifast plc Date: Tuesday 22 May 2001 IMMEDIATE RELEASE Trifast plc Taiwanese Acquisition completed Following the announcement made on 9 May 2001, Trifast plc ('Trifast'), the international logistics and fastenings group has completed the acquisition of Special Fasteners Engineering Company Limited ('SFE'). following approval from the Taiwanese Foreign Investment Agency. SFE, which has QS9000 quality approval, was established some 18 years ago and employs 105 staff. Based in Kaohsiung Taiwan, SFE manufactures and distributes industrial fasteners supplying a large number of major distribution companies across a variety of industries both in Europe and the U.S.A. Enquiries: John Wilson Group Finance Director Fiona Tooley Trifast plc Citigate Dewe Rogerson Tel: 01825-747600 Tel: 0121-455-8370 e-mail: ceooffice@trifast.com Mobile: 07785-703523 www.trifast.com