Essentra Regulatory News (ESNT)

5 May 2006 16:22

Filtrona plc 05 May 2006 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Filtrona plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Zurich Financial Services and its Group 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 Zurich Financial Services and its Group 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them Registered Holders Beneficial Owner Account Holding-------------------- ------------------ --------- ---------BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd Zurich Insurance Company, n/a 38,163 UK BranchLittledown Nominees Ltd Zurich Assurance Ltd 2891 4,287,152Littledown Nominees Ltd Zurich Assurance Ltd 7205 853,445Littledown Nominees Ltd Zurich Assurance Ltd 21688 675,083Littledown Nominees Ltd Zurich Assurance Ltd 2642 349,120Littledown Nominees Ltd Eagle Star Staff Pension Scheme 7207 2,586,458BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd Zurich Insurance Company, 219064 268,129 UK Branch 9,057,550 ----------- 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired N/A 6. Percentage of issued class N/A 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 5 May 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 9,057,550 shares 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 4.13% 14. Any additional information N/A 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Shanny Looi - 01908 359 100 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Jon Green - Company Secretary Date of notification 5 May 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange