SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 6-K
REPORT of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of: November 2002
Filtronic plc
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
The Waterfront, Salts Mill Road, Saltaire, Shipley West Yorkshire BD18 3TT, UK
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F _ X _ Form 40-F _ _ _
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in the Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Yes _ _ _ No _ X _
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Filtronic plc
The following exhibit is filed as part of this Form 6-K:
Notification of Major Interests in Shares made under the UK Listing Rules
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorised.
Filtronic plc
Date: November 12, 2002 By: /s/ Fiona Pick
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Name: Fiona Pick
Title: Solicitor and Assistant
Company Secretary
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
100,000
8. Percentage of issued class
0.13%
9. Class of security
Ordinary shares
10. Date of transaction
8 November 2002
11. Date company informed
11 November 2002
12. Total holding following this notification
9,587,275
13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
12.9%
14. Any additional information
15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Fiona Pick +44 1274 231166
16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
Fiona Pick
Date of notification
12 November 2002
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for loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwise
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Filtronic plc - Schedule to Schedule 10 12.11.02 - FIL
Registered Holder Shares Held
Chase Nominees Ltd 5,575,680
Chase Manhatten Bank London 10,396
Nortrust Nominees Ltd 708,180
Bankers Trust 1,053,762
MSS Nominees Ltd 68,300
BT Globenet Nominees Ltd 200,350
RBS Trust Bank 887,926
Citibank 59,850
Bank of New York London 340,551
Northern Trust 220,190
HSBC 242,790
Deutche Bank 38,200
Mellon Nominees Ltd 66,100
Bank of New York Brussels 115,000
TOTAL 9,587,275