Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0753Y

Filtrona plc

24 February 2012

 



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 Equity Ownership Services Limited Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	Shares held by the relevant custodian(s)
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	23 February 2012
6. Date on which issuer notified:	24 February 2012
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	2%

	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)		6,338,711	6,338,711			6,092,208	N/A	2.91626%

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
6,092,208	2.91626%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited, as trustee of the BT Pension Scheme ("BTPS") controls Britel Fund Trustees Limited, which is the parent undertaking of Hermes Fund Managers Limited ("HFML"). HFML is the parent undertaking of: 1.   Hermes Equity Ownership Services Limited ("HEOS") (voting rights 0.94797%)* 2.   Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited ("HFAM")** as General Partner of the following limited partnerships a.   Hermes UK Specialist Focus Fund ("HUKSFF") (voting rights: 1.96829%) *This notification is being made in respect of HEOS, which is an indirect holder of shares for the purpose of DTR 5.2.1(h) as a result of control of voting rights in relation to such shares. **HUKSFF has two general partners; Hermes Investment Management Limited and HAFM.  Under the limited partnership agreement for HUKSFF the voting obligations are exercised by HAFM.
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:	See comment in Section 9
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:	See comment in Section 9
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:	See comment in Section 9

13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:	Patricia Kendall, Filtrona plc
15. Contact telephone number:	01908 359100

 

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