Investor relations & Rule 26 News Directorate Appointment (Petards)

Petards Group PLC
Directorate Appointment
RNS Number : 1255W
Petards Group PLC
22 January 2013

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
http://www.petards.com
Andy Wonnacott, Finance Director
+44 (0) 191 420 3000

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