Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 2467B

Filtrona plc

22 October 2009

 



TR-1:   notification of major interests in shares 

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:	Filtrona plc
2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights		X
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 notification obligation:	Hermes Specialist UK Focus Fund
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	N/A
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	21 October 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:	22 October 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	4%

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares  if possible using the ISIN CODE		Situation previous to the Triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
		Number of Shares	Number of Voting Rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		Percentage of voting rights
					Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
B074435 (GB00B0744359)  ORD GBP25		7,670,000	7,670,000	8,670,000	8,670,000	N/A	4.216%	N/A

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
8,670,000	4.216%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
N/A
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:		N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:		N/A
13. Additional information:	All voting rights held on behalf of the above entity are disclosed pursuant to DTR 5.1.2. This disclosure is made by Hermes Investment Mangement Limited as agent on behalf of Hermes Specialist UK Focus Fund
14. Contact name:	Patricia Kendall, Filtrona plc
15. Contact telephone number:	01908 359100

 

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