Holding(s) in Company

Filtrona plc 02 July 2007 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES Holding(s) in Company 1. Identify of the issues or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: Filtrona plc 2. Reason for the notification An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: Pennant Capital Management LLC 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Pennant Offshore Partners LTD Pennant Onshore Partners LP Pennant Onshore Qualified LP Pennant Spinnaker Fund LP Pennant Windward Fund LP Pennant Windward Fund Ltd 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached 28 June 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 02 July 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5% 8. Notified details ................................... A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of share if Situation previous to the Situation previous to the possible using the ISIN Triggering transaction Triggering transaction CODE Number of shares Number of Voting Rights Ordinary 25p shares (GB00B0744359) 10,423,699 10,423,699 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Class/type of shares if possible Number of Number of Voting % of Voting using the ISIN CODE shares Rights Rights Direct Indirect Indirect Ordinary 25p shares (GB00B0744359) 11,600,889 11,600,889 5.29% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the Triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of Voting Rights that may be % of financial Date acquired if the instrument is Voting instrument exercised/converted Rights Conversion Period/ Date Total (A+B) Number of Voting Rights % of Voting Rights 11,600,899 5.29 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable : Pennant Offshore Partners LTD 2,135,627 Pennant Onshore Partners LP 580,800 Pennant Onshore Qualified LP 1,308,500 Pennant Spinnaker Fund LP 776,980 Pennant Windward Fund LP 2,672,582 Pennant Windward Fund Ltd 4,126,400 Proxy Voting 10. Name of the proxy holder: ................................ 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: ................................ 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: ................................ 13. Additional Information: ................................ 14. Contact name: Patricia Kingdon 15. Contact telephone number: 01908 359100 16. Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation Jon Green Company Secretary & General Counsel This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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