Holding(s) in Company

Filtrona plc
13 September 2005


                                  SCHEDULE 10
                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company

Filtrona plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

FMR CORP and its direct and indirect subsidiaries and Fidelity International
Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries

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 interests representing funds under management held on behalf of
clients

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
-------------------                                                    ---------
Northern Trust, London                                               1,119,450
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co                                                50
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                11,321,340
State Street Bank and Tr Co                                            224,000
Bank of New York Brussels                                              329,600
Bank of New York Europe Ldn                                             93,950
Citibank London                                                        152,815
JP Morgan, Bournemouth                                               4,408,204
                                                                    17,649,409
                                                                    ------------

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

194,888 shares

8. Percentage of issued class

0.09%

9. Class of security

Ordinary shares

10. Date of transaction

Not advised

11. Date company informed

13 September 2005

12. Total holding following this notification

17,649,409 shares

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

8.05%

14. Any additional information

N/A

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Shanny Looi - 01908 359 100

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
Jon Green - Company Secretary

Date of notification

13 September 2005


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