Directorate Appointment

PETARDS GROUP PLC

(AIM: PEG)

 

Directorate Appointment

 

Further to its announcement earlier today regarding the appointment of Raschid Michael Abdullah (aged 68) as a director and executive chairman with immediate effect, Petards Group plc ("Petards" or "the Company") announces the following disclosures pursuant to Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules.

 

Mr Abdullah is currently chairman of Water Hall Group plc ("Water Hall") which owns 29.99 per cent. of the Company's issued ordinary share capital.  He does not beneficially own any ordinary shares in Petards.

 

Mr Abdullah has or has had in the last five years the following directorships:

 

Current directorships

Past directorships held within last five years

Water Hall Group plc   Water Hall (Pension Trustees) Limited Best Value Composting Limited Best Value Partnerships Limited Hoy Quarries Limited Marlow Marine (Offshore) Limited Marlow Marine Limited Marlow Offshore Limited SQ Environmental Limited Valentine Quarries Limited Water Hall (Nominees) Limited Water Hall (Scotland) Limited Water Hall International Limited SQ Environmental Trust Limited (All of the above are wholly-owned subsidiary companies of Water Hall Group plc)   School Life & Times Limited Schools Newspaper Group Limited Scholastic Life & Times Limited

Star Quarry Products Limited Warecrete Limited Water Hall (England) Limited

On 26 April 1996 Mr Abdullah was appointed a director of all Water Hall's then subsidiaries as a matter of Group policy, including Starmix Limited ("Starmix"), a wholly-owned subsidiary company of Water Hall. Starmix was placed into receivership and subsequently dissolved on 17 July 1998. The issues causing Starmix to be put into receivership related to a claim concerning products supplied prior to Mr Abdullah's appointment as a director.

 

There are no other disclosures required in accordance with Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules.

 

Contacts:
Petards Group plc	www.petards.com
Andy Wonnacott, Finance Director	+44 (0) 191 420 3000
WH Ireland Limited	www.wh-ireland.co.uk
Mike Coe / Marc Davies	+44 (0) 117 945 3470