Holding(s) in Company

Filtrona plc
23 August 2005


SCHEDULE 10

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1.         Name of company

Filtrona plc

2.         Name of shareholder having a major interest

Ivory Investment Management, LP

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

Ivory Investment Management, LP

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

Registered Holder                                                      Holding
FrontPoint Value Discovery Fund, LP                                 12,815,750
Ivory Capital, LP                                                      147,154
Ivory Capital II, LP                                                   373,849
Ivory Capital, Ltd                                                   1,264,786
FrontPoint Value Horizons Fund, LP                                   2,695,059
FVH Ivory Accredited, LP                                               240,402
                                                                    17,537,000
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5.         Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

857,500 shares

6.         Percentage of issued class

0.39%

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

22 August 2005

11.        Date company informed

22 August 2005

12.        Total holding following this notification

17,537,500 shares

13.        Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

8.00%

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

Jon Green - Company Secretary

Date of notification

23 August 2005

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