1st Apr 2008 11:15
Filtronic PLC01 April 2008 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of Filtronic plcexisting 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 result Noin the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached. An event changing the breakdown of voting rights No Other (please specify): ______________ N/A 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification North Atlantic Value LLPobligation: 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 1. North Atlantic Smaller Companies 3): Investment Trust Plc 2. Atlantic Value LLP (as Investment Manager /Adviser to other fund management clients) 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the 25 March 2008threshold is crossed or reached if different): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 26 March 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Through 11% and individual holding through 6% 8. Notified Details A: Voting rights attached to sharesClass/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares the triggering transactionIf possible Number of Number of Number of shares Number of voting Percentage of votinguse ISIN shares voting rights rights rightscode Direct Indirect Direct Indirect 1) 1,389,313 1,389,313 4,700,339 4,700,339 6.32% 2) 3,734,733 3,734,733 3,750,000 3,750,000 5.05%Ordinary0336299 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transactionType of Expiration date Exercise/ No. of voting rights that may Percentage of votingfinancial be acquired (if the rightsinstrument conversion instrument exercised/ period/date converted) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Total (A+B)Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 8,450,339 11.37% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: N/A Proxy Voting:10. Name of proxy holder: N/A11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease N/Ato hold:12 Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold N/Avoting rights: 13. Additional information: North Atlantic Value LLP is the investment manager/advisor in respect of the full 11.37% holding as it is investment manager/adviser to Holder 1 as well as the other clients included in Holder 2. 14. Contact name: Jenny Hogg 15. Contact telephone name: 020 7747 5681 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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