Holding(s) in Company

Filtrona plc
01 September 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                                       8,186,903
     Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees) Limited                      13,683,045

                                                                      21,869,948
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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

     105,714 shares

8.   Percentage of issued class

     0.05%

9.   Class of security

     Ordinary Shares

10.  Date of transaction

     30 August 2006

11.  Date company informed

     1 September 2006

12.  Total holding following this notification

     21,869,948 shares

13.  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     9.97%

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 - Finance Director

     Date of notification

     1 September 2006



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