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Filtrona plc 21 December 2005 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Filtrona plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest FMR CORP and its direct and indirect subsidiaries and Fidelity International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 Non-beneficial interests representing funds under management held on behalf of clients 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them Registered Holder Holding ------------------- --------- Bank of New York Brussels 275,100 Northern Trust, London 428,800 State Street Bank and Tr Co Lndn 181,500 JP Morgan, Bournemouth 3,526,504 JP Morgan Chase Bank 12,000,000 Brown Brothers Harriman & Co 50 Bank of New York Europe Ldn 76,150 Citibank London 132,315 16,620,419 ------------ 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired N/A 6. Percentage of issued class N/A 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed 1,028,990 shares 8. Percentage of issued class 0.47% 9. Class of security Ordinary shares 10. Date of transaction Not advised 11. Date company informed 21 December 2005 12. Total holding following this notification 16,620,419 shares 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 7.58% 14. Any additional information N/A 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Shanny Looi - 01908 359 100 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Shanny Looi - Deputy Company Secretary Date of notification 21 December 2005 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of this document or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission. The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwise from the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained in it, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document or any such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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