TIDMFTC TIDMASL TIDMAFHI 
 
RNS Number : 3431X 
Filtronic PLC 
12 August 2009 
 

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| TR-1: Notification       TR1 Notification of Major Interest in Shares                                                                                         | 
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| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares                                                                        | Filtronic plc  | 
| to which voting rights are attached:                                                                                                         |                | 
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| 2. Reason for notification (yes/no):                                                                                                                          | 
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| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                                                                  | Yes            | 
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| An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result                                                                         |                | 
| in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are                                                                       |                | 
| attached                                                                                                                                     |                | 
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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 the person(s) subject                     | Aberforth Partners LLP                                                                            | 
| to notification obligation:                               |                                                                                                   | 
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| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if                        | Shareholder                                                                         |      Shares | 
| different from 3):                                        | 1. Aberforth Smaller Companies                                                      |   9,042,921 | 
|                                                           | Trust plc                                                                           |   5,033,948 | 
|                                                           | 2. Aberforth UK Small Companies                                                     |   1,996,400 | 
|                                                           | Fund                                                                                |   1,491,800 | 
|                                                           | 3. The Church Commissioners for                                                     |             | 
|                                                           | England                                                                             |             | 
|                                                           | 4. Aberforth Geared Capital &                                                       |             | 
|                                                           | Income Trust plc                                                                    |             | 
|                                                           |                                                                                     |             | 
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|                                                           | 1,2 - registered in the name of Nortrust Nominees Ltd A/c Aberfrth,                               | 
|                                                           | 3 = The Church Commissioners for England (Chase GIS) Nominees Ltd                                 | 
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| 5. Date of transaction (and date on                       | 11/08/2009                                                                                        | 
| which the threshold is crossed or                         |                                                                                                   | 
| reached if different):                                    |                                                                                                   | 
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| 6. Date on which issuer notified:                         | 12/08/2009                                                                                        | 
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| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                       | 23%                                                                                               | 
| or reached:                                               |                                                                                                   | 
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| 8. Notified details                                                                                                                                           | 
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| A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                                                                                           | 
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| Class/type of shares     | Situation                                             | Resulting situation after the triggering                                   | 
| If possible use ISIN     | previous to                                           | transaction                                                                | 
| code                     | the                                                   |                                                                            | 
|                          | triggering                                            |                                                                            | 
|                          | transaction                                           |                                                                            | 
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|                          | Number of shares            | Number                  | Number      | Number of                                | Percentage of     | 
|                          |                             | of                      | of          | voting rights                            | voting rights     | 
|                          |                             | voting                  | shares      |                                          |                   | 
|                          |                             | rights                  |             |                                          |                   | 
+                          +                             +                         +             +------------------------------------------+-------------------+ 
|                          |                             |                         |             | Direct                      | Indirect   | Direct | Indirect | 
+--------------------------+-----------------------------+-------------------------+-------------+-----------------------------+------------+--------+----------+ 
| Ordinary                 | 13,514,769                  | 13,514,769              | 17,565,069  | N/A                         | 17,565,069 | N/A    | 23.63%   | 
| GB0003362992             |                             |                         |             |                             |            |        |          | 
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| B: Financial instruments                                                                                                                                      | 
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| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                                                          | 
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| Type of financial                               | Expiration                     | Exercise/                              | No of voting        | Percentage  | 
| instrument                                      | date                           | conversion                             | rights that         | of voting   | 
|                                                 |                                | period/date                            | may be              | rights      | 
|                                                 |                                |                                        | acquired (if        |             | 
|                                                 |                                |                                        | the                 |             | 
|                                                 |                                |                                        | instrument          |             | 
|                                                 |                                |                                        | exercised/          |             | 
|                                                 |                                |                                        | converted           |             | 
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| N/A                                             | N/A                            | N/A                                    | N/A                 | N/A         | 
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|                                                                                                                                                               | 
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| Total (A+B)                                                                                                                                                   | 
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| Number of voting rights                                                             | Percentage of voting rights                                             | 
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| 17,565,069                                                                          | 23.63%                                                                  | 
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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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| Held by Aberforth Partners LLP                                                                                                                                | 
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|                                                                                                                                                               | 
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| Proxy Voting:                                                                                                                                                 | 
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| 10. Name of proxy holder:                                                           | N/A                                                                     | 
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| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder                                            | N/A                                                                     | 
| will cease to hold:                                                                 |                                                                         | 
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| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease                                           | N/A                                                                     | 
| to hold voting rights:                                                              |                                                                         | 
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|                                                                                                                                                               | 
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| 13. Additional information:                                                         | N/A                                                                     | 
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| 14. Contact name:                                                                   | Pauline Robson,                                                         | 
|                                                                                     | Aberforth Partners LLP                                                  | 
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| 15. Contact telephone number:                                                       | 0131 220 0733                                                           | 
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