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: September 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: September 23, 2003 By: /s/ Maura Moynihan
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Name: Maura Moynihan
Title: General Counsel
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
925,900
8. Percentage of issued class
1.24%
9. Class of security
Ordinary shares
10. Date of transaction
Notification was dated 22 September 2003
11. Date company informed
22 September 2003
12. Total holding following this notification
8,637,176
13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
11.59%
14. Any additional information
15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Maura Moynihan +44 1274 231014
16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification
Maura Moynihan
Date of notification
23 September 2003
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limitation, damages for loss of business or loss of profits) arising in
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Filtronic plc
Schedule to Schedule 10 22.09.03 - FIL
Registered Holder Shares Held
Chase Nominees Ltd 5,274,770
Chase Manhatten Bank London 22,763
Nortrust Nominees Ltd 562,880
Bankers Trust 865,062
MSS Nominees Ltd 47,600
BT Globenet Nominees Ltd 132,950
RBS Trust Bank 397,660
Citibank 66,850
Bank of New York London 510,451
Northern Trust 322,790
HSBC 242,000
Deutche Bank 47,600
Mellon Nominees Ltd 40,100
Bank of New York Brussels 103,700
TOTAL 8,637,176