Directorate Change

Filtronic PLC
02 December 2005



For release
11.00am, 02 December 2005



                                 Filtronic plc

                          Retirement of Mr Alan Needle

Filtronic plc ('Filtronic'), a leading global designer and manufacturer of
customised microwave electronic subsystems for the wireless telecommunications
and defence industries, announces that Mr Alan Needle, CEO of the Wireless
Infrastructure Division and a director of Filtronic plc, has requested to retire
early for personal reasons.  The Board has accepted this request and he will
leave the company on 31st December 2005.  John Roulston, Group CEO, will assume
direct responsibility for the Wireless Infrastructure Division, effective from
1st January 2006.


Professor Rhodes said:


'Alan Needle has guided Filtronic to a world-leading position in the supply of
transmit-receive modules for cellular base-stations and established the
company's low-cost manufacturing bases in China and Hungary.  The Board of
Filtronic plc expresses sincere thanks to Alan for his valuable contributions to
the company over more than two decades and wishes him well in his retirement.'





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Filtronic plc:
Professor David Rhodes, Chairman:
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Professor John Roulston, Group Chief Executive Officer
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