RNS Number:0542R
Filtronic PLC
17 October 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company

Filtronic plc


2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

Prudential plc and certain of its subsidiary companies


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

442,921


8. Percentage of issued class

0.59%


9. Class of security

Ordinary 10p shares


10. Date of transaction

16 October 2003


11. Date company informed

14 October 2003


12. Total holding following this notification

10,127,694


13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

13.59%


14. Any additional information




15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Maura Moynihan, 01274 231014


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

Maura Moynihan


Date of notification

16 October 2003

                                 Filtronic plc
                   Schedule to Schedule 10 - 16 October 2003


Registered holder                                       Shares held


Chase Noms Ltd                                               20,887
Clydesdale Bk Noms Ltd MGA                                  683,146
Clydesdale Bk Noms Ltd MGG                                2,545,000
Clydesdale Bk Noms Ltd MGIN                                 104,000
Clydesdale Bk Noms Ltd MGT                                   18,470
Clydesdale Bk Noms Ltd MGZ                                   34,839
Dexia Bank Intl                                              68,906
Nortrust Noms Ltd                                             2,000
Pruclt HSBC GIS Nom(UK) PAC AC                            6,500,984
Pruclt HSBC GIS Nom(UK) PPL AC                              132,117
PSIT2 US High Tech Fund                                      17,345


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