18th Jan 2008 14:43
Filtrona plc18 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 16 January 2008threshold is crossed or reached if different): -------------------------------6. Date on which issuer notified: 18 January 07------------------------------- 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 16%,17%------------------------------- 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/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) 35,007,774 35,007,774 34,858,840 34,858,840 16.94% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type 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 rights34,858,840 16.94% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Brown Brothers Harriman (New Jersey) - 41,124 Bank of Ireland (Dublin) - 322,350 Bank of New York - 101,872 Bank of New York (Brussels) - 58,359 Chase Bank - 151,759 JP Morgan Chase - 514,931 Vidacos Nominees - 26,659,257 HSBC Bank Plc (London) - 670,809 Japan Trustee Services Bank - 2,661 State Street Trust & Banking Co (London) - 2,949,780 Trust & Custody Servs JP - 6,496 North Trust Company (London) - 386,853 Other - 2,992,589 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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