Holding(s) in Company

Filtrona plc
25 October 2007


Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007

For filings with the FSA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying       Filtrona Plc
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 to      BAE Systems Pension Funds Investment
notification obligation:                  Management Ltd
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if        BAE Systems Pension Funds CIF Trustees
different from 3):                        Ltd
                                          BAE Systems 2000 Pension Plan Trustees
--------------------------                Ltd
                                          
5. Date of transaction (and date on which 23rd October 2007
the threshold is crossed or reached if    
different):
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6. Date on which issuer notified:         25th October 2007
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7. Threshold(s) that
is/are crossed or
reached:                                  3%
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8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type   Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering
of shares    triggering transaction    transaction

If possible
use ISIN     Number of  Number of      Number of   Number of voting       Percentage of
code         shares     voting rights  shares      rights                 voting rights
                                                   Direct        Indirect Direct  Indirect
GB00B0744359  6,261,376    6,261,376    6,746,376    6,746,376        0    3.12%       0



B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of     Expiration Exercise/     No. of voting rights that may   Percentage
financial   date       conversion    be acquired (if the instrument  of voting
instrument             period/date   exercised/converted)            rights



Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights              Percentage of voting rights
6,746,376                                        3.12%



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

BAE Systems Pension Funds Investment Management Ltd *

BAE Systems Pension Funds CIF Trustees Ltd

BAE Systems 2000 Pension Plan Trustees Ltd

* BAE Systems Pension Funds Investment Management Ltd is OPS firm acting for
trustees of the above schemes.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:                                Nortrust Nominees
                                                         Limited

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:                       None

14 Contact name:                                  Patricia Kingdon
                                                  Filtrona plc

15. Contact telephone name:                       01908 359100





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