Director Shareholding

Filtrona plc
27 June 2005


                                  Schedule 11


Notification of Interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1. Name of company

Filtrona plc

2. Name of director

Stephen William Dryden

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 or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest

In respect of holding of director named in 2 above

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

Stephen William Dryden

5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

N/A

6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary

Award of unapproved options under Part A of the Filtrona plc Long Term Incentive
Plan

7. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

N/A

8. Percentage of issued class

N/A

9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N/A

10. Percentage of issued class

N/A

11. Class of security

Ordinary shares of 25p each

12. Price per share

N/A

13. Date of transaction

23 June 2005

14. Date company informed

24 June 2005

15. Total holding following this notification

51,237 Ordinary Shares

16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

0.023%

If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the
following boxes

17. Date of grant

23 June 2005

18. Period during which or date on which exercisable

23 June 2008 to 22 June 2015 subject to the satisfaction of a specified
performance condition

19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

N/A

20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

Award of unapproved options over 96,234 Ordinary Shares of 25p each in the
Company

21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at time of exercise

239p

22 Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification

297,845 Ordinary Shares comprising -

102,474 Ordinary Shares:Matching Performance Share Award under Part B of the
                        Filtrona plc Long Term Incentive Plan (granted on 7 
                        June 2005)
99,137 Ordinary Shares: Performance Share Award under Part B of the Filtrona plc
                        Long Term Incentive Plan (granted on 7 June 2005)
96, 234 Ordinary Shares:Unapproved Options under Part A of the Filtrona plc
                        Long Term Incentive Plan (granted on 23 June 2005)

23. Any additional information

N/A

24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Shanny Looi, 01908 359 100

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

Steve Dryden, Company Secretary

Date of Notification

27 June 2005


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