1. Name of company
Filtronic plc
2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
Fidelity International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, also comprising the notifiable interest of Mr Edward C Johnson 3 rd, a principle shareholder of FMR Corp and Fidelity International Limited
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
Non-beneficial interest
4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them
See attached schedule
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
639,390
8. Percentage of issued class
0.85%
9. Class of security
Ordinary shares
10. Date of transaction
25 October 2005
11. Date company informed
26 October 2005
12. Total holding following this notification
5,159,891
13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
6.89%
14. Any additional information
15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Maura Moynihan +44 1274 231014
16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification
Date of notification
27 October 2005
Filtronic plc
Schedule to Schedule 10 – 27 October 2005
Registered Holder Shares Held
Citibank London 30,685
Bank of New York Europe 35,886
Northern Trust London 299,363
Bank of New York Brussels 124,542
Brown Bros Harrimn Ltd Lux 2,196,152
JP Morgan Bournemouth 2,399,780
State Street Bank Ldn 73,483
TOTAL 5,159,891