Holding(s) in Company

Filtrona plc
07 February 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 of voting rights

3.      Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)

4.      Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)

Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)

5.      Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached

01 February 2007

6.      Date on which issuer notified:

05 February 2007

7.      Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

From 11% - 12% (L&G)

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)                           29,078,957                     13.25%



Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares Number of     Number of Voting Rights    % of Voting Rights
if possible using    shares
the ISIN CODE
                     Direct        Direct        Indirect     Direct    Indirect

Ordinary 25p
shares
(GB00B0744359)        26,368,491    26,368,491    3,198,222    12.022    1.458



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

    29,566,713                               13.48





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)        29,566,713 13.48%         Total position


Legal and General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH)
(Direct and Indirect)                29,566,713 13.48%         Total position


Legal and General Investment Management Limited (LGIM)
(Indirect)                          29,566,713 13.48%          Total position


Legal & General Group plc
(Direct)                            29,368,491 12.02% 
                                               (LGAWS,LGPL&PMC


Legal and General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited
(Direct) (LGIMHD)                     7,495,774 3.41% PMC


Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)
                                      7,495,774 3.41% PMC


Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited
(Direct) (LGIH)                      18,872,717 8.60%           LGAS&LGPL

Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)
                                     18,872,717 8.60%           LGAS&LGPL


Legal & General Pensions Limited
(Direct) (LGPL)


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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