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: August 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:August 20, 2003 By: /s/ Christopher Schofield
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Name: Christopher Schofield
Title: Solicitor and Company Secretary
SCHEDULE 10
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
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
124,199
8. Percentage of issued class
0.167%
9. Class of security
Ordinary shares
10. Date of transaction
14 August 2003
11. Date company informed
15 August 2003
12. Total holding following this notification
9,563,076
13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
12.87%
14. Any additional information
15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Christopher Schofield +44 1274 231153
16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
Christopher Schofield
Date of notification
19 August 2003
Filtronic plc
Schedule to Schedule 10 19 August 2003 - FIL
Registered Holder
Shares Held
Chase Nominees Ltd
5,502,670
Chase Manhatten Bank London
10,396
Nortrust Nominees Ltd
751,880
Bankers Trust
1,053,762
MSS Nominees Ltd
68,300
BT Globenet Nominees Ltd
200,350
RBS Trust Bank
427,660
Citibank
66,850
Bank of New York London
510,451
Northern Trust
415,590
HSBC
242,000
Deutche Bank
69,000
Mellon Nominees Ltd
65,500
Bank of New York Brussels
166,300
Chase Manhattan Bank, London
12,367
TOTAL
9,563,076
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