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: January 2004

                          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 26,2004        By:  /s/ Maura Moynihan
                                   _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
                          Name:    Maura Moynihan
                           Title:  General Counsel




Filtronic plc

Pursuant to the above-named Company's Executive Share
Option Scheme options over 7,500 Ordinary Shares of 10p
each have been exercised.  Accordingly, application has
been made to The UK Listing Authority for these shares to
be admitted to the Official List and to the London Stock
Exchange for these shares to be admitted to trading.  The
Shares rank pari passu with the existing issued shares of
the Company.

Copies of this announcement are available from the office
of Cazenove & Co. Ltd for the period of 2 business days
from the date hereof.


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