Holding(s) in Company

Filtrona plc
05 April 2006


SCHEDULE 10

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1.         Name of company

Filtrona plc

2.         Name of shareholder having a major interest

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. through its direct and indirect subsidiaries, Goldman, Sachs & Co, Goldman Sachs Securities 
(Nominees) Limited, and Goldman Sachs International

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

A beneficial interest held by Goldman Sachs International, a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Goldman Sachs Group, 
Inc. and a non-beneficial interest held by Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees) Limited representing funds under 
management held on behalf of clients.

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

Registered Holder                                                        Holding
Goldman Sachs International                                          5,213,246
Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees) Limited                          5,781,926

                                                                    10,995,172
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5.         Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

10,995,172 shares

6.         Percentage of issued class

5.01%

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

31 March 2006

11.        Date company informed

5 April 2006

12.        Total holding following this notification

10,995,172 shares

13.        Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

5.01%

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

Jon Green - Company Secretary

Date of notification

5 April 2006



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