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: December 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: January 06, 2004 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 Edmond C Johnstone 3rd, principle
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
The holding is of the shareholders named in 2
4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one
holder, the number of shares held by each of them
5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
415,000
6. Percentage of issued class
0.56%
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
24 December 2003
11. Date company informed
24 December 2003
12. Total holding following this notification
10,813,072
13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this
notification
14.51%
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
Date of notification
6 January 2004
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accept any liability for error or omission. The FSA is not
liable for any damages(including, without limitation,
damages for loss of business or loss of profits) arising in
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Filtronic plc
Schedule to Schedule 10 6 January 2004
Registered Holder Shares Held
Chase Nominees Ltd 5,174,936
Chase Manhatten Bank London 52,071
Nortrust Nominees Ltd 382,380
Bankers Trust 979,962
BT Globenet Nominees Ltd 147,650
RBS Trust Bank 399,560
Citibank 66,850
Bank of New York London 502,351
Northern Trust 357,990
HSBC 2,460,222
Deutche Bank 74,900
Mellon Nominees Ltd 59,600
Bank of New York Brussels 154,600
TOTAL 10,813,072