Holding(s) in Company

Filtrona plc
09 October 2007




TR-1:      NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 


1. Identity of the issuer or the                       Filtrona Plc
underlying issuer of existing                      --------------------
shares to which voting rights are
attached:
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2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
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                                                                     ---------
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                            Yes
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights   ---------
are attached
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other (please specify):______________
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3. Full name of person(s) subject             Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
to the notification obligation:                    --------------------
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4. Full name of shareholder(s)    Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited
(if different from 3.):                                    (PMC)
                                  Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)
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5. Date of the transaction (and                         08/10/2007
date on which the threshold is                     --------------------
crossed or reached if different):
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6. Date on which issuer notified:                       09/10/2007
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are                         From 12% -10% (L&G)
crossed or reached:                                --------------------
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8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/   Situation previous to the   Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
type of  Triggering transaction
shares
if
possible
using    Number of     Number of     Number of     Number of voting       % of voting
the ISIN Shares        Voting Rights shares        rights                 rights
CODE
                                     Direct        Direct    Indirect     Direct   Indirect

Ord GBP   26,185,731    26,185,731    22,407,255    22,407,255            10.33
0.25



B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of     Expiration Exercise/     Number of voting rights that may   % of
financial   date       Conversion    be acquired if the instrument is   voting
instrument             Period/ Date  exercised/ converted.              rights




Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights

22,407,255                                   10.33




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


Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)
(24,835,922 - 11.45% = Total Position)


Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited
(LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) (24,835,922 - 11.45% = Total
Position)


Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect)
(LGIM) (24,835,922 - 11.45% = Total Position)


      Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (22,407,255 - 10.33% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)


Legal & General Investment Management           Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited
(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (7,888,658 (Direct) (LGIH) (14,518,597 - 6.69% = LGAS &
- 3.63% = PMC)                                  LGPL)


Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Legal & General Assurance Society Limited
Limited (PMC) (7,888,658 - 3.63% = PMC)         (LGAS & LGPL) (14,518,597 - 6.69% = LGAS &
                                                LGPL)


                                                Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)
                                                (LGPL)


Proxy Voting:


10. Name of the proxy holder:                                             N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to                    N/A
hold:


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting                  N/A
rights:




13. Additional information:        Notification using the total voting rights figure of
                                                            216,886,795

14. Contact name:                                            Jon Green


15. Contact telephone number:                               01908 359100





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