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Filtrona plc 15 January 2008 TR-1: 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: ------------------------------- 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) ------------------------------------------------- An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes ------------------------------------------ An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached ------------------------------------------ An event changing the breakdown of voting rights ------------------------------------------ Other (please specify):______________ ------------------------------------------ 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the INVESCO Limited notification obligation: ------------------------------- 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): ------------------------------- 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the 10 January 2008 threshold is crossed or reached if different): ------------------------------- 6. Date on which issuer notified: 15 January 07 ------------------------------- 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 16%,17% ------------------------------- 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering shares Triggering transaction transaction if possible using the ISIN Number of Number of Number of Number of voting Percentage of CODE Shares Voting Rights shares rights voting rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Ordinary 25p Shares (GB00B0744359) 34,341,465 34,341,465 35,007,774 35,007,774 17.02% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may Percentage financial date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is of voting instrument Period/ Date exercised/ converted. rights Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 35,007,774 17.02% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Brown Brothers Harriman (New Jersey) - 41,124 Bank of Ireland (Dublin) - 322,350 Bank of New York - 101,872 Bank of New York (Brussels) - 58,359 Chase Bank - 151,759 JP Morgan Chase - 514,931 Vidacos Nominees - 26,659,257 HSBC Bank Plc (London) - 670,809 Japan Trustee Services Bank - 2,661 State Street Trust & Banking Co (London) - 2,949,780 Trust & Custody Servs JP - 6,496 North Trust Company (London) - 386,853 Other - 3,141,523 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: Jon Green Filtrona plc 15. Contact telephone number: 01908 359100 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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