Holding(s) in Company

Filtrona plc
18 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:
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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            Legal & General Group Plc (Group)
to the notification obligation:
                                    Legal & General Investment Management Limited (LGIM)
    -------------------------------                 --------------------
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if    Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management)
different from 3.):                                    Limited (PMC)
                                              Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
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5. Date of the transaction (and                           17/10/07
date on which the threshold is                      --------------------
crossed or reached if different):
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6. Date on which issuer notified:                         18/10/07
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                   Below 5% (Group)
or reached:
                                                      Below 5% (LGIM)
    -------------------------------                 --------------------

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/    Situation previous to the   Resulting situation after the triggering
type of   Triggering transaction      transaction
shares
if
possible  Number of     Number of     Number  Number of voting    % of voting rights
using the Shares        Voting Rights of      rights
ISIN CODE                             shares
                                      Direct  Direct    Indirect  Direct    Indirect
Ord GBP    11,377,622    11,377,622                      BELOW 5 %
0.25

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

                                   BELOW 5 %





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)
(BELOW 5% = Total Position)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited
(LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) (BELOW 5% = Total Position)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect)
(LGIM) (BELOW 5% = Total Position)

       Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (9,335,118 - 4.31% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management           Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited
(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)            (Direct) (LGIH)
(7,581,047-3.50% = PMC)

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Legal & General Assurance Society Limited
Limited (PMC) (7,581,047 - 3.50% = 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       Notification using the total voting rights figure of
    information:                             216,336,795

14. Contact name:                           Patricia Kingdon
                                              Filtrona plc
15. Contact
telephone
number:                                       01908 359100




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