Holding(s) in Company

Filtrona plc
29 June 2005


                             SCHEDULE 10

              NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1.         Name of company

Filtrona plc

2.         Name of shareholder having a major interest

Barclays plc, through its subsidiaries Barclays Capital Securities Ltd, Barclays
Global Investors Ltd, Barclays Global  Investors, N.A., Barclays Bank Trust
Company Ltd, Gerrard Ltd, Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd and Barclays 
Life Assurance Co Ltd.

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

Barclays plc, through its subsidiaries Barclays Capital Securities Ltd, Barclays
Global Investors Ltd, Barclays Global  Investors, N.A., Barclays Bank Trust
Company Ltd, Gerrard Ltd, Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd and Barclays 
Life Assurance Co Ltd.

4.         Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
number of shares held by each of them

Registered Holder                                    Account           Holding
Barclays Capital Nominees Limited                                      246,310
Barclays Trust Co R69                                                    4,991
BNP Paribas                                                             15,451
Chase Nominees Ltd                                     16376           127,404
Chase Nominees Ltd                                     20947         2,101,501
CIBC Mellon Global Securities                                            9,105
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                           154,425
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                           455,670
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                               993
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                           230,663
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                           368,077
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                            12,164
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                                16331            71,013
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                                16338            13,774
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                                16341           128,918
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                                16342            28,136
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                                16400         2,586,066
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                                18408            10,559
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                    239,798
Mellon Bank, N.A.                                                      111,233
Mellon Trust - Boston & SF                                              22,958
Mellon Trust of New England                                             28,878
Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA                                           7,664
Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA                                          31,311
Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA                                          36,855
RC Greig Nominees Ltd                           BL1                      1,937
RC Greig Nominees Ltd                           CM1                      1,300
RC Greig Nominees Ltd                           GP1                      6,103
RC Greig Nominees Ltd                           SA1                      3,906
State Street Trust of Canada                                            10,370
                                                                     7,067,533
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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

3,463,730

8.         Percentage of issued class

1.58%

9.         Class of security

Ordinary Shares

10.        Date of transaction

24 June 2005

11.        Date company informed

29 June 2005

12.        Total holding following this notification

7,067,533

13.        Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.22%

14.        Any additional information

N/A

15.        Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Shanny Looi - 01908 359100

16.        Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
making this notification

Steve Dryden - Company Secretary

Date of notification

29 June 2005

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