Holding(s) in Company

Filtrona plc
31 August 2007



TR-1: notification of major interests in shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the                         Filtrona Plc
underlying issuer of existing                        --------------------
shares to which voting rights
are attached:
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2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                Yes
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in
the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are                  
attached
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other (please specify):______________
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3. Full name of person(s)                      Legal & General Group Plc (Group)
subject to the notification
obligation:
                                     Legal & General Investment Management Limited (LGIM)
                                                Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
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4. Full name of shareholder(s)      Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)
(if different from 3.):
                                 Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)
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5. Date of the transaction (and                            30/08/07
date on which the threshold is                       --------------------
crossed or reached if
different):
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6. Date on which issuer                                    31/08/07
notified:                                            --------------------
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are                     Below 15% to Above 10% (Group)
crossed or reached:
                                                 Below 15% to Above 10% (LGIM)
                                                     From 13% - 12% (L&G)
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8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/   Situation previous to the   Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
type of  Triggering transaction
shares
if
possible
using    Number of     Number of     Number of     Number of voting rights    % of voting rights
the ISIN Shares        Voting Rights shares
CODE
                                     Direct        Direct        Indirect     Direct    Indirect

Ord GBP   33,195,957    33,195,957    28,335,471    28,335,471    3,461,706    12.919    1.578
0.25

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





Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights
            31,797,177                               14.49

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial
instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)
(31,797,177 - 14.49% = Total Position)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited
(LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) (31,797,177 - 14.49% = Total
Position)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect)
(LGIM) (31,797,177 - 14.49% = Total Position)

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (28,335,471 - 12.91% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management           Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited
(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) )          (Direct) (LGIH) (20,428,116 - 9.31 % = LGAS &
(7,907,355-3.60%=PMC)                           LGPL)

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Legal & General Assurance Society Limited
Limited (PMC) ) (7,907,355 - 3.60% = PMC)       (LGAS & LGPL) (20,428,116 - 9.31 % = LGAS &
                                                LGPL)
                                                Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)
                                                (LGPL)

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       Notification using the total voting rights figure of
   information:                             219,326,796

14. Contact name:                           Patricia Kingdon
                                              Filtrona plc
                                        Deputy Company Secretary
15. Contact
telephone number:                            01908 359100




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