15th Jan 2008 12:22
Filtrona plc15 January 2008 TR-1: Notification of major interests in shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying Filtrona Plcissuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:-------------------------------2. Reason for notification (yes/no)------------------------------------------------- An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes------------------------------------------ An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may resultin 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 INVESCO Limitednotification obligation: -------------------------------4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from3.): -------------------------------5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the 10 January 2008threshold is crossed or reached if different): -------------------------------6. Date on which issuer notified: 15 January 07------------------------------- 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 16%,17%------------------------------- 8. Notified details:A: Voting rights attached to sharesClass/type of Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggeringshares Triggering transaction transactionif possibleusing the ISIN Number of Number of Number of Number of voting Percentage ofCODE Shares Voting Rights shares rights voting rights Direct Indirect Direct IndirectOrdinary 25pShares(GB00B0744359) 34,341,465 34,341,465 35,007,774 35,007,774 17.02% B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transactionType of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may Percentagefinancial date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is of votinginstrument Period/ Date exercised/ converted. rights Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 35,007,774 17.02% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Brown Brothers Harriman (New Jersey) - 41,124Bank of Ireland (Dublin) - 322,350Bank of New York - 101,872Bank of New York (Brussels) - 58,359Chase Bank - 151,759JP Morgan Chase - 514,931Vidacos Nominees - 26,659,257HSBC Bank Plc (London) - 670,809Japan Trustee Services Bank - 2,661State Street Trust & Banking Co (London) - 2,949,780Trust & Custody Servs JP - 6,496North Trust Company (London) - 386,853Other - 3,141,523 Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: 13. Additional information: 14. Contact name: Jon Green Filtrona plc 15. Contact telephone number: 01908 359100 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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