Essentra Regulatory News (ESNT)

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Filtrona  PLC

2. Reason for the notification   (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

No

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

No

Notification required due to internal transfers between funds under management 

 No

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

See additional information under 13. 

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

03 March 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

04 March 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Above the threshold of 5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares 

 if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares 

Number of Voting Rights 

Number of shares 

Number of voting rights 

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct 

Indirect 

Direct

Indirect

GB00B0744359

N/A

N/A

11,667,242

0

11,667,242

5.673%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument 

Expiration date 

Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date  

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. 

% of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

11,667,242

5.673%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable 

Ameriprise Financial, Inc., which controls the voting rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd, which controls the voting rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd, Threadneedle International Ltd and Threadneedle Pensions Ltd.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

Registered Owner

Chase Nominees Ltd A/c 41407 878,173

Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 41408 140,000

Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 03449 857,175

Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c10479 7,350

Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c18667 795,000

Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c10469 1,271,603

Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c10496 1,109,132

Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c10492 2,639,008

Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10488 1,704,460

Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10495 1,920,905

Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 02642 344,436

14. Contact name:

Patricia Kendall

15. Contact telephone number:

01908 359100

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name (including legal form for legal entities)

Jon Green

Company Secretary

Filtrona plc

Phone number 

01908 359100