Essentra Regulatory News (ESNT)

17 Jun 2005 15:35

Filtrona plc17 June 2005 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company FILTRONA PLC 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest FMR CORP AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES AND FIDELITY INTERNATIONALLIMITED AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 NON-BENEFICIAL INTERESTS REPRESENTING FUNDS UNDER MANAGEMENT HELD ON BEHALF OFCLIENTS 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME SHARES HELD----------------------- ----------- BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS 71,900BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX 4,446,669JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH 57,100NATIONAL ASTL BK MELBOURNE 17,300NORTHERN TRUST LONDON 20,200STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN 25,705JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH 3,739,261BROWN BROS HARRIMAN AND CO 50JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 6,595,530BROWN BROS HARRIMAN AND CO 14,350JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 13,050STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO 9,550BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS 379,074BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE LDN 72,550CITIBANK LONDON 132,815CLYDESDALE BANK PLC 19,500JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH 797,121MELLON BANK 49,300NORTHERN TRUST LONDON 1,210,572STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN 172,700 ------------ TOTAL 17,844,297 ============ 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired 5,530,867 since last notification 6. Percentage of issued class 2.52% 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed N/A 8. Percentage of issued class N/A 9. Class of security ORDINARY SHARES 10. Date of transaction Not advised 11. Date company informed 16 June 2005 12. Total holding following this notification 17,844,297 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 8.14% 14. Any additional information N/A 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Jon Green - 01908 359100 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Steve Dryden - Company Secretary Date of notification 17 June 2005 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of thisdocument or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damagesfor loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwisefrom the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained init, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document orany such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange