Filtronic Regulatory News (FTC)

21 Dec 2007 12:17

Filtronic PLC21 December 2007 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of Filtronic plcexisting shares to which voting rights are attached: 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result Noin the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached. An event changing the breakdown of voting rights No Other (please specify): ______________ N/A 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification Aberforth Partners LLPobligation: 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc3): Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund The Church Commissioners for England Aberforth Geared Capital & Income Trust plc 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the 20/12/2007threshold is crossed or reached if different): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 21/12/2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 12% 8. Notified Details A: Voting rights attached to sharesClass/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares the triggering transactionIf possible Number of Number of Number of shares Number of voting Percentage of votinguse ISIN shares voting rights rights rightscode Direct Indirect Direct Indirect GB0003362992 9,241,930 9,241,930 8,880,130 N/A 8,880,130 N/A 11.95% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transactionType of Expiration date Exercise/ No. of voting rights that may Percentage of votingfinancial be acquired (if the instrument rightsinstrument conversion exercised/converted) period/date N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Total (A+B)Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 8,880,130 11.95% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Held by Aberforth Partners LLP Proxy Voting: 10. Name of proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease N/Ato hold: 12 Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold N/Avoting rights: 13. Additional information: 14. Contact name: 15. Contact telephone name: This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange