Transaction in Own Shares

Filtrona plc
07 September 2007

7 September 2007

TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES


Filtrona plc (' Filtrona') announces that it has today purchased through
JPMorgan Cazenove Limited 250,000 of its ordinary shares at a price of 238.47p
per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.

Following the above purchase, Filtrona holds 250,000 ordinary shares as treasury
shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as
treasury shares) is 219,076,795.

This purchase was made pursuant to the authority that was granted by
shareholders at the Annual General Meeting held on 30 April 2007 and is
consistent with Filtrona's objective of maintaining an appropriate balance sheet
structure while continuing with the strategic priority of growing both
organically and by acquisition. Further purchases may be made from time to time
subject to market conditions.



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