Holding(s) in Company

Filtrona plc
12 October 2007



TR-1: notification of major interests in shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the                         Filtrona Plc
underlying issuer of existing                      
shares to which voting rights
are attached:

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

                                                                        
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                             Yes

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in
the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are                
attached

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):______________

3. Full name of person(s)                      Legal & General Group Plc (Group)
subject to the notification
obligation:
                                     Legal & General Investment Management Limited (LGIM)
                                                Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)

4. Full name of shareholder(s)   Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)
(if different from 3.):                              

5. Date of the transaction (and                            11/10/07
date on which the threshold is                       
crossed or reached if
different):

6. Date on which issuer                                    12/10/07
notified:                                           

7. Threshold(s) that is/are                   From below 10 % to above 5% (Group)
crossed or reached:
                                               From below 10% to above 5% (LGIM)
                                                      From 10% - 5% (L&G)


8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/   Situation previous to    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
type of  the Triggering
shares   transaction
if
possible
using    Number of  Number of     Number of     Number of voting rights  % of voting
the ISIN Shares     Voting Rights shares                                 rights
CODE
                                  Direct        Direct        Indirect   Direct  Indirect

Ord GBP  24,835,922  24,835,922    11,159,999    11,159,999    950,923    5.15     0.43
0.25     (LGIM)
Ord GBP  22,407,255  22,407,255
0.25     (L&G)

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


Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights
                                12,110,922                                5.58



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

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)
(12,110,922 - 5.58% = Total Position)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited
(LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) (12,110,922 - 5.58% = Total
Position)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect)
(LGIM) (12,110,922 - 5.58% = Total Position)

      Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (11,159,999 - 5.15% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management           Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited
(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)            (Direct) (LGIH)
(7,622,340-3.51% = PMC)

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Legal & General Assurance Society Limited
Limited (PMC) (7,622,340 - 3.51% = PMC)         (LGAS & LGPL)

                                                Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)
                                                (LGPL)
Proxy Voting:


10. Name of the proxy holder:                                             N/A

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

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

13. Additional information:        Notification using the total voting rights figure of  216,686,795

14. Contact name:                                           Steve Dryden

15. Contact telephone number:                               01908 359100




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