Essentra Regulatory News (ESNT)

24 Jun 2005 14:53

Filtrona plc24 June 2005 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Filtrona plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Brahman Capital Corporation 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 Brahman Capital Corporation as Investment Manager for various accounts 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them Registered Holder Holding Bear Stearns & Co 7,147,700 Goldman Sachs & Co 295,600 7,443,000 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired 7,443,000 shares 6. Percentage of issued class 3.39% 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 21 June 2005 11. Date company informed 23 June 2005 12. Total holding following this notification 7,443,000 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.39% 14. Any additional information N/A 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Shanny Looi - 01908 359100 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Steve Dryden - Company Secretary Date of notification 24 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