Holding(s) in Company

Filtronic PLC
18 March 2005

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company


Filtronic plc



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


Barclays PLC



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


Non-beneficial interest



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


See attached schedule



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


N/a



6. Percentage of issued class


N/a



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


11 March 2005






11. Date company informed


18 March 2005



12. Total holding following this notification


2,246,002



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


3.00%



14. Any additional information


First Notification



15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


Maura Moynihan [phone]



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






Date of notification


18 March 2005



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                                 Filtronic plc

                     Schedule to Schedule 10 18 March 2005



Held as Principal                                      Shares Held



Gerrard Ltd                                                 5,715

Barclays Capital Securities Ltd                           630,756

Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd                             76,071

Barclays Global Investors Ltd                           1,533,460





TOTAL                                                  2,246,002




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