Holding(s) in Company

Filtrona plc
17 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                                             4,446,669
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                                                    57,100
NATIONAL ASTL BK MELBOURNE                                                17,300
NORTHERN TRUST LONDON                                                     20,200
STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN                                               25,705
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                                                 3,739,261
BROWN BROS HARRIMAN AND CO                                                    50
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                    6,595,530
BROWN BROS HARRIMAN AND CO                                                14,350
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK                                                      13,050
STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO                                                9,550
BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS                                                379,074
BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE LDN                                               72,550
CITIBANK LONDON                                                          132,815
CLYDESDALE BANK PLC                                                       19,500
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                                                   797,121
MELLON BANK                                                               49,300
NORTHERN TRUST LONDON                                                  1,210,572
STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN                                              172,700
                                                                    ------------
                                              TOTAL                   17,844,297
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5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

5,530,867 since last notification

6. Percentage of issued class

2.52%

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

16 June 2005

12. Total holding following this notification

17,844,297

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

8.14%

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

17 June 2005

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