7th Feb 2007 09:18
Filtrona plc07 February 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 (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 01 February 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 05 February 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: From 11% - 12% (L&G) 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) 29,078,957 13.25% Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Class/type of shares Number of Number of Voting Rights % of Voting Rightsif possible using sharesthe ISIN CODE Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Ordinary 25pshares(GB00B0744359) 26,368,491 26,368,491 3,198,222 12.022 1.458 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 29,566,713 13.48 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) 29,566,713 13.48% Total position Legal and General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH)(Direct and Indirect) 29,566,713 13.48% Total position Legal and General Investment Management Limited (LGIM)(Indirect) 29,566,713 13.48% Total position Legal & General Group plc(Direct) 29,368,491 12.02% (LGAWS,LGPL&PMC Legal and General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited(Direct) (LGIMHD) 7,495,774 3.41% PMC Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) 7,495,774 3.41% PMC Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited(Direct) (LGIH) 18,872,717 8.60% LGAS&LGPL Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) 18,872,717 8.60% 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: ................................ 14. Contact name: Patricia Kingdon 15. Contact telephone number: 01908 359100 16. Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notificationobligation Jon GreenCompany Secretary & General Counsel This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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