Filtrona plc - Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:8067L
Filtrona plc
15 January 2008

TR-1: Notification of major interests in shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying Filtrona Plc
issuer of existing shares to which voting rights
are attached:
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2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are
attached
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other (please specify):______________
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the INVESCO Limited
notification obligation:
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from
3.):
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5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the 10 January 2008
threshold is crossed or reached if different):
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6. Date on which issuer notified: 15 January 07
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 16%,17%
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8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering
shares Triggering transaction transaction
if possible
using the ISIN Number of Number of Number of Number of voting Percentage of
CODE Shares Voting Rights shares rights voting rights
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
Ordinary 25p
Shares
(GB00B0744359) 34,341,465 34,341,465 35,007,774 35,007,774 17.02%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may Percentage
financial date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is of voting
instrument Period/ Date exercised/ converted. rights

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights % of voting rights

35,007,774 17.02%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Brown Brothers Harriman (New Jersey) - 41,124
Bank of Ireland (Dublin) - 322,350
Bank of New York - 101,872
Bank of New York (Brussels) - 58,359
Chase Bank - 151,759
JP Morgan Chase - 514,931
Vidacos Nominees - 26,659,257
HSBC Bank Plc (London) - 670,809
Japan Trustee Services Bank - 2,661
State Street Trust & Banking Co (London) - 2,949,780
Trust & Custody Servs JP - 6,496
North Trust Company (London) - 386,853
Other - 3,141,523

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name: Jon Green
Filtrona plc

15. Contact telephone number: 01908 359100

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