20th Mar 2007 11:51
Filtrona plc20 March 2007 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES Holding(s) in Company 1. Identify of the issues or the underlying issuer of existing shares towhich voting rights are attached: Filtrona plc 2. Reason for the notification An acquisition of voting rights 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: Legal & General Group Plc (Group) Legal & General Investment Management Limited (LGIM) Legal & General Group Plc (L&G) 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached 16 March 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 19 March 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: From 12% - 13% (L&G) From 10% - 15% (LGIM) From 10% - 15% (Group) 8. Notified details A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of share if Situation previous to the Situation previous to thepossible using the ISIN Triggering transaction Triggering transactionCODE Number of shares Number of Voting Rights Ordinary 25pshares(GB00B0744359) 29,566,713 29,566,713 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Class/type of shares Number of Number of Voting Rights % of Votingif possible using the shares RightsISIN CODE Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Ordinary 25pshares(GB00B0744359) 28,548,135 28,548,135 4,647,822 13.01 2.11 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the Triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of Voting Rights that may be % offinancial Date acquired if the instrument is Votinginstrument exercised/converted Rights Conversion Period/ Date Total (A+B) Number of Voting Rights % of Voting Rights 33,195,957 15.13 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rightsand/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable : Legal & General Group plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) 33,195,957 15.13% Total position Legal and General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) 33,195,957 15.13% Total position Legal and General Investment Management Limited (LGIM) (Indirect) 33,195,957 15.13% Total position Legal & General Group plc (Direct) 28,548,135 13.01% (LGAS,LGPL&PMC Legal and General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) 7,546,847 3.44% PMC Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) 7,546,847 3.44% PMC Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH) 21,001,288 9.57% LGAS&LGPL Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) 21,001,288 9.57% LGAS&LGPL Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) Proxy Voting 10. Name of the proxy holder: ................................ 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: ................................ 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: ................................ 13. Additional Information: Notification using shares in issue figure of 219,326,795 14. Contact name: Patricia Kingdon 15. Contact telephone number: 01908 359100 16. Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notificationobligation Steve Dryden Finance Director This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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