Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9007J

Filtronic PLC

10 December 2008

 



TR-1: Notification of Major Interests in Shares

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

Filtronic plc

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) subject to notification obligation:

Prudential plc group of companies

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

See attached schedule

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

8 December 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

9 December 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

See item 13

8. Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares If possible use ISIN code

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary GB0003362992

11,600,841

11,600,841

11,267,319

11,267,319

15.15%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

11,267,319

15.15%

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

Prudential plc (parent company) M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited) M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) M&G Securities Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc)

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of 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:

As per 5.1.2, the non-exempt holdings for Prudential plc have gone below 8% triggering this notification

14. Contact name:

Dipesh Varsani, M&G Investment Management Limited

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7548 3261

NOTIFIABLE POSITION REPORT FOR FILTRONIC ORD GBP0.10 As at 08 December 2008

Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of 74,323,093 ORD GBP0.10 shares

Registered holder

Holding

%

Prudential plc

11,267,319

15.15

Total notifiable interest

NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHF01

8,192

NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKK01

5,621,614

NORTRUST NOMS LTD

6,278

PRUCLT HSBC GIX NOM(UK) PAC AC

4,830,984

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC

800,251

M&G Group Limited

11,267,319

15.15

NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHF01

8,192

NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKK01

5,621,614

NORTRUST NOMS LTD

6,278

PRUCLT HSBC GIX NOM(UK) PAC AC

4,830,984

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC

800,251

M&G Investment Management Limited

11,259,127

15.14

NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKK01

5,621,614

NORTRUST NOMS LTD

6,278

PRUCLT HSBC GIX NOM(UK) PAC AC

4,830,984

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC

800,251

M&G Group Limited

11,267,319

15.15

NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHF01

8,192

NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKK01

5,621,614

NORTRUST NOMS LTD

6,278

PRUCLT HSBC GIX NOM(UK) PAC AC

4,830,984

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC

800,251

M&G Securities Limited

5,629,806

7.57

NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHF01

8,192

NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKK01

5,621,614

The Prudential Assurance Company Limited

5,631,235

7.57

PRUCLT HSBC GIX NOM(UK) PAC AC

4,830,984

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC

800,251

 

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