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
838,046
8. Percentage of issued class
1.12%
9. Class of security
Ordinary shares
10. Date of transaction
9 November 2005
11. Date company informed
10 November 2005
12. Total holding following this notification
1,628,175
13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
2.18%
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
10 November 2005
Registered Holder Shares Held
Citibank London 7,185
Bank of New York Europe 8,686
Northern Trust London 70,083
Bank of New York Brussels 32,442
Brown Bros Harrimn Ltd Lux 560,923
JP Morgan Bournemouth 934,656
State Street Bank Ldn 14,200
TOTAL 1,628,175