Holding(s) in Company

Filtrona plc                                                                 
05 May 2006


                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Name of company


Filtrona plc


2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


Zurich Financial Services and its Group



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


Zurich Financial Services and its Group


 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
    shares held by each of them

Registered Holders       Beneficial Owner                  Account        Holding
--------------------     ------------------               ---------     ---------
BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd   Zurich Insurance Company,           n/a         38,163
                         UK Branch
Littledown Nominees Ltd  Zurich Assurance Ltd                 2891    4,287,152
Littledown Nominees Ltd  Zurich Assurance Ltd                 7205      853,445
Littledown Nominees Ltd  Zurich Assurance Ltd                21688      675,083
Littledown Nominees Ltd  Zurich Assurance Ltd                 2642      349,120
Littledown Nominees Ltd  Eagle Star Staff Pension Scheme      7207    2,586,458
BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd   Zurich Insurance Company,          219064      268,129
                         UK Branch
                                                                      9,057,550
                                                                      -----------


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


N/A


8. Percentage of issued class


N/A


9. Class of security


Ordinary shares



10. Date of transaction


Not advised


11. Date company informed


5 May 2006


12. Total holding following this notification


9,057,550 shares


13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


4.13%


14. Any additional information


N/A


15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


Shanny Looi - 01908 359 100


16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

Jon Green - Company Secretary


Date of notification


5 May 2006




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