RNS Number:8266O
Filtronic PLC
19 August 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company


Filtronic plc



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


Fidelity International Limited and certain of its subsidiary companies, also
comprising the notifiable interest of Mr Edward C Johnson 3rd, principal
shareholder of 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


124,199



8. Percentage of issued class


0.167%



9. Class of security


Ordinary shares



10. Date of transaction


14 August 2003



11. Date company informed


15 August 2003



12. Total holding following this notification


9,563,076



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


12.87%



14. Any additional information






15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


Christopher Schofield +44 1274 231153



16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification


Christopher Schofield



Date of notification


19 August 2003





                                 Filtronic plc

                  Schedule to Schedule 10 19 August 2003 - FIL


Registered Holder                 Shares Held
Chase Nominees Ltd                5,502,670
Chase Manhatten Bank London       10,396
Nortrust Nominees Ltd             751,880
Bankers Trust                     1,053,762
MSS Nominees Ltd                  68,300
BT Globenet Nominees Ltd          200,350
RBS Trust Bank                    427,660
Citibank                          66,850
Bank of New York London           510,451
Northern Trust                    415,590
HSBC                              242,000
Deutche Bank                      69,000
Mellon Nominees Ltd               65,500
Bank of New York Brussels         166,300
Chase Manhattan Bank, London      12,367

TOTAL                             9,563,076





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