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: March 2003
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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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: March 14, 2003 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 I
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
100,000
6. Percentage of issued class
0.1345%
7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed
N/a
8. Percentage of issued class
N/a
9. Class of security
Ordinary shares
10. Date of transaction
13 March 2003
11. Date company informed
14 March 2003
12. Total holding following this notification
9,687,275
13. Total percentage holding of issued class following
this notification
13.0372%
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
14 March 2003
Filtronic plc
Schedule to Schedule 10 14 March 2003 - FIL
Registered Holder Shares Held
Chase Nominees Ltd 5,496,670
Chase Manhatten Bank London 10,396
Nortrust Nominees Ltd 723,680
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 496,551
Northern Trust 220,190
HSBC 242,000
Deutche Bank 46,500
Mellon Nominees Ltd 66,100
Bank of New York Brussels 115,000
TOTAL 9,687,275
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