Holding(s) in Company

Filtrona plc
16 June 2005


                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company

FILTRONA PLC

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

FMR CORP AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES AND FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL
LIMITED AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES

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

NON-BENEFICIAL INTERESTS 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

NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME                                            SHARES HELD

BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS                                               71,900
BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX                                             4446669
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                                                   57100
NATIONAL ASTL BK MELBOURNE                                               17300
NORTHERN TRUST LONDON                                                    20200
STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN                                              25705
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                                                 3739261
BROWN BROS HARRIMAN AND CO                                                  50
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                    1064663
BROWN BROS HARRIMAN AND CO                                               14350
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK                                                     13050
STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO                                               9550
BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS                                               379074
BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE LDN                                              72550
CITIBANK LONDON                                                         132815
CLYDESDALE BANK PLC                                                      19500
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                                                  797121
MELLON BANK                                                              49300
NORTHERN TRUST LONDON                                                  1210572
STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN                                             172700
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                                              TOTAL                   12313430
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5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

1928677 since last notification

6. Percentage of issued class

0.88

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

Not advised

11. Date company informed

15 June 2005

12. Total holding following this notification

12313430

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

5.6

14. Any additional information

N/A

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Jon Green - 01908 359100

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

Steve Dryden - Company Secretary

Date of notification

16 June 2005

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