Employee Benefit Trust Dealings

Employee Benefit Trust Dealings

Filtrona plc (the "Company") announces that it was notified on 7 December 2010 that the Filtrona plc Group Employee Benefit Trust (the "Trust") had purchased 11,394 ordinary shares of 25 pence each ("Shares") at an average price of 239.77 pence per Share.

The purchases were made in order to cover obligations of the Trust under the Company's employee share schemes.

Following these transactions the Trust now holds 1,007,802 shares, representing 0.49% of the Company's issued share capital (excluding own shares held in Treasury) and voting rights.

The Executive Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities of the Company are potential beneficiaries of Shares held in the Trust.