Holding(s) in Company

Filtrona plc
13 November 2006



                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Name of company


Filtrona plc


2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


Zurich Financial Services and its Group



3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18


Zurich Financial Services and its Group


 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
    shares held by each of them

Registered Holders       Beneficial Owner                  Account        Holding
--------------------     ------------------               ---------     ---------
BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd   Zurich Insurance Company,           n/a         57,496
                         UK Branch
Littledown Nominees Ltd  Zurich Assurance Ltd                 2891    4,178,423
Littledown Nominees Ltd  Zurich Assurance Ltd                 7205      777,841
Littledown Nominees Ltd  Zurich Assurance Ltd                21688      503,470
Littledown Nominees Ltd  Zurich Assurance Ltd                 2642      346,862
Littledown Nominees Ltd  Eagle Star Staff Pension Scheme      7207    2,586,458
BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd   Zurich Insurance Company,          219064      288,898
                         UK Branch
                                                                      8,739,448
                                                                      -----------


5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

N/A


6. Percentage of issued class


N/A


7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed


N/K


8. Percentage of issued class


N/K


9. Class of security


Ordinary shares



10. Date of transaction


Not advised


11. Date company informed


10 November 2006


12. Total holding following this notification


8,739,448 shares


13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


3.98%


14. Any additional information


N/A


15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


Patricia Kingdon - 01908 359 100


16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

Steve Dryden - Finance Director


Date of notification


13 November 2006




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