Holding(s) in Company

Filtrona plc
20 March 2007



 
                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

                             Holding(s) in Company





1.      Identify of the issues or the underlying issuer of existing shares to
which voting rights are attached:


Filtrona plc


2.      Reason for the notification


An acquisition of voting rights


3.      Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:


Legal & General Group Plc (Group)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (LGIM)

Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)


4.      Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):


Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)

Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)


5.      Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached


16 March 2007


6.      Date on which issuer notified:


19 March 2007


7.      Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:


From 12% - 13% (L&G)

From 10% - 15% (LGIM)

From 10% - 15% (Group)



8.      Notified details



A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of share if      Situation previous to the Situation previous to the
possible using the ISIN     Triggering transaction    Triggering transaction
CODE
                            Number of shares          Number of Voting Rights

Ordinary 25p
shares
(GB00B0744359)                           29,566,713                29,566,713



Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares  Number of     Number of Voting Rights    % of Voting
if possible using the shares                                   Rights
ISIN CODE
                      Direct        Direct        Indirect     Direct   Indirect

Ordinary 25p
shares
(GB00B0744359)         28,548,135    28,548,135    4,647,822    13.01     2.11



B: Financial Instruments


Resulting situation after the Triggering transaction

Type of      Expiration Exercise/  Number of Voting Rights that may be  % of
financial    Date                  acquired if the instrument is        Voting
instrument                         exercised/converted                  Rights
                        Conversion
                        Period/
                        Date




Total (A+B)

Number of Voting Rights                      % of Voting Rights

    33,195,957                               15.13



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) 33,195,957 15.13% Total position


Legal and General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH)

(Direct and Indirect) 33,195,957 15.13% Total position


Legal and General Investment Management Limited (LGIM)

(Indirect) 33,195,957 15.13% Total position



Legal & General Group plc

(Direct) 28,548,135 13.01% (LGAS,LGPL&PMC



Legal and General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited

(Direct) (LGIMHD) 7,546,847 3.44% PMC


Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)

7,546,847 3.44% PMC


Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited

(Direct) (LGIH) 21,001,288 9.57% LGAS&LGPL


Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)

21,001,288 9.57% LGAS&LGPL


Legal & General Pensions Limited

(Direct) (LGPL)



Proxy Voting


10.       Name of the proxy holder:


................................


11.       Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:


................................


12.       Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:


................................



13.       Additional Information:


Notification using shares in issue figure of 219,326,795


14.       Contact name:


Patricia Kingdon


15.       Contact telephone number:


01908 359100


16. Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification
obligation


Steve Dryden

Finance Director



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