Holding(s) in Company

Filtrona plc
21 December 2005


                                  SCHEDULE 10
                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company

Filtrona plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

FMR CORP and its direct and indirect subsidiaries and Fidelity International
Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries

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

Non-beneficial interests 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
-------------------                                                    ---------
Bank of New York Brussels                                              275,100
Northern Trust, London                                                 428,800
State Street Bank and Tr Co Lndn                                       181,500
JP Morgan, Bournemouth                                               3,526,504
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                12,000,000
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co                                                50
Bank of New York Europe Ldn                                             76,150
Citibank London                                                        132,315
                                                                    16,620,419
                                                                    ------------

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

1,028,990 shares

8. Percentage of issued class

0.47%

9. Class of security

Ordinary shares

10. Date of transaction

Not advised

11. Date company informed

21 December 2005

12. Total holding following this notification

16,620,419 shares

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

7.58%

14. Any additional information

N/A

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Shanny Looi - 01908 359 100

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
Shanny Looi - Deputy Company Secretary

Date of notification

21 December 2005


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