Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3020L

Filtrona plc

07 January 2009

TR-1: notification of major interests in shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:	Filtrona PLC
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights		X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:	Prudential plc group of companies
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	See attached schedule
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	06 January 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:	07 January 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	See item13
8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of Shares	Number of Voting Rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
			Direct	Direct x	Indirect xi	Direct	Indirect
GB00B0744359	14,015,038	14,015,038	13,407,006	13,407,006		6.51

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

13,407,006

6.51

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable

Prudential plc (parent Company)

M & G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc)

M & G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited)

M & G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited)

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:	N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:	N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:	N/A