Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8939O

Filtrona plc

17 October 2012

 



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST 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				ü
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:		FMR LLC
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.)		See attached schedule section (9)
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:		15th October 2012
6. Date on which issuer notified:		16th October 2012
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:		5%

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

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB00B0744359

10,151,023

10,151,023

10,651,023

10,651,023

5.05%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion Period

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

10,651,023

5.05

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Sum of Factored Shares Held Custodian Total Management Company BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO 5,856,635 FMRC-FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY INC. JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 3,799,388 FMR-FIDELITY MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH NORTHERN TRUST CO (C) 285,400 FMRC-FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY INC. STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO 709,600 FMRC-FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY INC. Grand Total 10,651,023
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		FMR LLC
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire is:		500,000
12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire voting rights:		15th October 2012
13. Additional information:	N/A
14. Contact name:	Patricia Kendall
15. Contact telephone number:	01908 359100

 

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