Director Shareholding

Filtronic PLC
15 December 2004







                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS



1. Name of company


Filtronic plc



2. Name of director


Mr Charles Hindson



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 or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest


Director named in 2 above



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


Director named in 2 above



5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)


N/a



6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary


Grant of Share Options under The Filtronic plc Executive Share Option Scheme 1997



7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


N/a



8. Percentage of issued class


N/a



9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed


N/a



10. Percentage of issued class


N/a



11. Class of security


Ordinary Shares of 10p



12. Price per share


N/a



13. Date of transaction


N/a



14. Date company informed


N/a



15. Total holding following this notification


N/a



16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


N/a



If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes.



17. Date of grant


14 December 2004



18. Period during which or date on which exercisable


1 October 2006 to 14 December 2014



19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option


N/a



20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number


200,000 (10p) Ordinary Shares



21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at time of exercise


N/a



22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification


200,000 shares with market value of 198p per share at date of grant of option



23. Any additional information


Option issued pursuant to Filtronic plc Executive Share

Option Scheme 1997





24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


Maura Moynihan 01274 231014



25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification


Maura Moynihan  Company Secretary



Date of Notification


15 December 2004



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