Holding(s) in Company

Filtrona plc
13 December 2007



TR-1(i): Notification of major interests in shares

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 the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                   X
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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 the          Prudential plc group of companies
notification obligation:                                --------------------
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from          Prudential plc
3.):                                                    --------------------
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5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the         10 December 2007
threshold is crossed or reached if different):          --------------------
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6. Date on which issuer notified:                         12 December 2007
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:                                                          5%
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type   Situation previous to the   Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
of shares    Triggering transaction
if possible
using the    Number of     Number of     Number of     Number of voting       % of voting

ISIN CODE    Shares        Voting Rights shares        rights                 rights

                                         Direct        Direct        Indirect Direct  Indirect


GB00B0744359  10,372,637    10,372,637    10,840,618    10,840,618             5.27%



B: Financial Instruments


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of     Expiration Exercise/     Number of voting rights that may   % of
financial   date       Conversion    be acquired if the instrument is   voting
instrument             Period/ Date  exercised/ converted.              rights




Total (A+B)


Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights


       10,840,618                                5.27



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


Prudential plc                                 10,840,618              5.27

JP Morgan Nominees                                661,947

Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/c MHF01                     45,575

Nortrust Noms Ltd                                 497,860

Nortrust Noms Ltd A/c MVA01                        50,000

Nortrust Noms Ltd A/c MVB01                       489,829

Nortrust Noms Ltd A/c PUC01                       415,377

PPL UK Equity Dividend Fund                       363,026

PRUCLT HSBC GIS Nom (UK) PAC                    6,063,311

PRUCLT HSBC GIS Nom (UK) PHL                    1,171,964

PRUCLT HSBC GIS Nom (UK) PPL                       73,625

PRUCLT HSBC GIS Nom (UK) HYBF                     148,595

RBS International (Guernsey)                      467,527

Recovery Inv Company Ltd                          391,982

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 Kendall

15. Contact telephone number:                      01908 359100

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation


Full name (including legal form for legal entities)         Jon Green
                                                            Company Secretary
                                                            Filtrona plc


Phone number                                                01908 359100

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