FILTRONIC PLC

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Filtronic PLC

02 August 2013

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi



1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii		Filtronic plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights			√
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii	Aviva plc & its subsidiaries
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv	Registered Holder: BNY (Nominees) Limited 63,880* BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 928,798* Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 5,768,515* Chase Nominees Limited 197,828* Vidacos Nominees Limited 48,684* *denotes direct interest Vidacos Nominees Limited 1,371,613
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v	31 July 2013
6. Date on which issuer notified:	01 August 2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii	6% to 7% Change at Direct Interest Level


8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction				Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of Shares		Number of Voting Rights		Number of shares		Number of voting rights		% of voting rights x
Direct		Direct xi	Indirect xii	Direct		Indirect
Ordinary Shares GB0003362992	8,039,925		8,039,925		8,379,318		7,007,705	1,371,613	7.23%		1.41%


B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument		Expiration date xiii		Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv		Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.				% of voting rights


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva Investors Global Services Limited, with the following chain of controlled undertakings:- Aviva Investors Global Services Limited: · Aviva plc (Parent Company) · Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva plc) · Aviva Investors Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited) · Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Investors Holdings Limited)

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		See Section 4
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:	Figures are based on a total number of voting rights of 96,997,993 as per the Company's Total Voting Rights Announcement of 28 September 2012.
14. Contact name:	Neil Whittaker, Aviva plc
15. Contact telephone number:	01603 684420

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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial

instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/

Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx