Holding(s) in Company

Filtrona plc
15 July 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

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

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

           Following the disposal of shares, Barclays plc no longer have a 
           notifiable interest in the share capital of Filtrona plc.

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

           N/A

8.         Percentage of issued class

           N/A

9.         Class of security

           Ordinary Shares

10.        Date of transaction

           13 July 2005

11.        Date company informed

           15 July 2005

12.        Total holding following this notification

           Following the disposal of shares, Barclays plc no longer have a 
           notifiable interest in the share capital of Filtrona plc.

13.        Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

           Following the disposal of shares, Barclays plc no longer have a 
           notifiable interest in the share capital of Filtrona plc.

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

           15 July 2005


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