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


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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



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