Holding(s) in Company

Filtrona plc
11 July 2006


                                        SCHEDULE 10

                         NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1.         Name of company

           Filtrona plc

2.         Name of shareholder having a major interest

           Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. through its direct and indirect 
           subsidiaries, Goldman, Sachs & Co, Goldman Sachs Securities 
           (Nominees) Limited, and Goldman Sachs International.

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

           A beneficial interest held by Goldman Sachs International, a 
           wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and a 
           non-beneficial interest held by Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees) 
           Limited representing funds under management held on behalf of clients.

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

           Registered Holder                                           Holding
           Goldman Sachs International                               7,941,594
           Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees) Limited              13,683,884

                                                                    21,625,478
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5.         Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

           8,396,331 shares

6.         Percentage of issued class

           3.83%

7.         Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

           N/A

8.         Percentage of issued class

           N/A

9.         Class of security

           Ordinary Shares

10.        Date of transaction

           7 July 2006

11.        Date company informed

           11 July 2006

12.        Total holding following this notification

           21,625,478 shares

13.        Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

           9.86%

14.        Any additional information

           N/A

15.        Name of contact and telephone number for queries

           Shanny Looi - 01908 359100

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

           Jon Green - Company Secretary

Date of notification

11 July 2006



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