Holding(s) in Company

Filtrona plc
22 June 2005


                             SCHEDULE 10

                NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1.  Name of company

Filtrona plc

2.  Name of shareholder having a major interest

Barclays plc, through its subsidiaries Barclays Capital Securities Ltd, 
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd, Barclays Global  Investors Ltd, Barclays Global 
Fund Advisors, Barclays Global Investors, N.A., Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd, 
Gerrard Ltd, Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd.

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

Barclays plc, through its subsidiaries Barclays Capital Securities Ltd, 
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd, Barclays Global Investors Ltd, Barclays Global 
Fund Advisors, Barclays Global Investors, N.A., Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd, 
Gerrard Ltd, Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd.

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

Registered Holder                                  Account            Holding

Barclays Capital Nominees Limited                                      216,306
Barclays Trust Co R69                                                    4,991
BNP Paribas                                                             75,312
Chase Nominees Ltd                                    16376            127,404
Chase Nominees Ltd                                    20947          2,112,903
CIBC Mellon Global Securities                                           44,220
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                           124,776
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                            13,201
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                               811
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                            12,101
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                             1,712
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                           310,492
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                               722
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                           751,169
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                             3,225
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                           230,663
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                            20,125
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                           368,077
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                         2,213,727
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                               993
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                            75,177
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                            13,822
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                               16331             71,013
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                               16338             13,774
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                               16341            128,918
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                               16342             28,136
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                               16400          2,584,792
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                               18408             10,559
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                     10,497
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                    229,341
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                      1,869
Mellon Trust - Boston & SF                                             112,445
Mellon Trust of New England                                            139,942
Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA                                          37,030
Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA                                         179,675
Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA                                         152,010
RC Greig Nominees Ltd                          BL1                       1,937
RC Greig Nominees Ltd                          CM1                       2,050
RC Greig Nominees Ltd                          GP1                       6,103
RC Greig Nominees Ltd                          SA1                       3,906
State Street Boston                                                     39,384
State Street Boston                                                      5,248
State Street Trust of Canada                                            50,735
                                                                    10,531,293
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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

1,738,287

8.  Percentage of issued class

0.79%

9.  Class of security

Ordinary Shares

10. Date of transaction

16 June 2005

11. Date company informed

22 June 2005

12. Total holding following this notification

10,531,293

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

4.80%

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

Steve Dryden - Company Secretary

Date of notification

22 June 2005

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