Thursday 18 March, 2010
Filtrona plc
Holding(s) in Company
RNS Number : 7796I Filtrona plc 18 March 2010
TR-1: notification of major interests in shares
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
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Filtrona plc
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2. Reason for notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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X
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other (please specify):______________
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
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OppenheimerFunds, Inc ("OFI")
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
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5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
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15 March 2010
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6. Date on which issuer notified:
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16 March 2010
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
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6% (OFI position increased to 6.0933%)
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8. Notified details:
Registered Office: Avebury House, 201-249 Avebury Boulevard, Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire, MK9 1AU
Registered Number: 05444653
T: +44 (0) 1908 359100; F: +44 (0) 1908 359120
Company Secretary: Jon Green
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type of shares
if possible using the ISIN CODE
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Situation previous to the Triggering transaction
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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| Number of Shares |
Number of Voting Rights
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Number of shares
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Number of voting rights
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Percentage of voting rights
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Direct
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Indirect
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Direct
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Indirect
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(GB00B0744359)
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10,640,624
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10,640,624
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12,531,597
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12,531,597
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6.0933%
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial instrument
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Expiration date
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Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date
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Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.
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% of voting rights
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial instrument
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Exercise price
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Expiration date
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Exercise / conversion period
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Number of voting rights instrument refers to
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% of voting rights
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Nominal
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Delta
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights
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% of voting rights
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12,531,597
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6.0933%
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
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The percentage of holdings noted above is based on total outstanding shares of 205,662,191.
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company is the Parent Company of OppenheimerFunds, Inc ("OFI").
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
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13. Additional information:
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14. Contact name:
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Patricia Kendall
Filtrona plc
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15. Contact telephone number:
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01908 359100
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This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange END HOLSFMSUAFSSEFD
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