Tristel Plc : Director’s Shareholding

23 December 2011
TRISTEL plc
Director's Shareholding
Tristel plc ("Tristel" or the "Company"), the manufacturer of infection control, contamination control and hygiene products, announces that the Company was informed on 23 December 2011 that on that date Mr Francisco Soler, Non-Executive Chairman, agreed to acquire 80,000 Ordinary Shares in the Company at a price of 38.0 pence per share. These shares are to be acquired from Mr Paul Swinney, Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
On the same date, Mr Francisco Soler also acquired 20,000 Ordinary Shares in the Company at a price of
39.5 pence per share.
Following this transaction, Mr Swinney will be interested in 1,082,742 Ordinary Shares representing 2.71% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital. Mr Soler and his family's interests total 8,021,477 Ordinary Shares representing 20.06% of the issued share capital of the Company. These interests are held through
certain related vehicles as follows:

	Holding prior to acquisition of shares	Shares acquired	Resultant holding	Percentage held
Windsor International Corporation	3,316,511	100,000	3,416,511	8.54%
World Financial Trading Corp	3,214,012		3,214,012	8.03%
Atlas World Carriers SA	1,390,954	-	1,390,954	3.48%
TOTAL	7,921,477	100,000	8,021,477	20.06%

For further information, please contact:
Tristel PLC
Paul Swinney, Chief Executive
Liz Dixon
Tel: [phone]
Walbrook PR Ltd Tel: [phone]
Paul McManus Mob: [phone] [e-mail]
Fiona Henson Mob: [phone] [e-mail]
FinnCap
Geoff Nash/Charlotte Stranner (Corporate Finance) Tel: [phone]
Simon Starr (Corporate Broking)