Board Appointment

Filtronic PLC
14 July 2006

For immediate release
14 July 2006


                                Filtronic plc

                              Board Appointment

Filtronic plc, a leading provider of customised microwave electronic subsystems
for the wireless telecommunications and defence industries, announces the
appointment of Mr. Reg Gott as a non executive director of Filtronic plc with
effect from 13 July 2006.

Reg Gott B.Sc., M.Sc. (49), was appointed to the board of FKI plc a major
international diversified engineering group in 2002. In 2004 he became Managing
Director of FKI Logistex Group, a worldwide provider of automated material
handling systems . He is also FKI's Technical Director.

Mr Gott has an extensive background in the machinery, automation and controls
segments of the capital goods markets across Europe and North America

There are no details to be disclosed of other directorships held by Mr. Gott in
any publicly quoted company at any time in the previous five years. Furthermore
there are no disclosures to be made according to paragraph 14.1, Annex 1 of
Appendix 3 to the Prospectus Rules.

For further information contact:

Filtronic plc
Charles Hindson            Group Finance Director   07800 706 319 (mobile)
www.filtronic.com

Parkgreen Communications
Ben Knowles                020 7493 3713  / 07900 346 978


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