Director Shareholding

Filtronic PLC 03 May 2005 SCHEDULE 11 NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS 1. Name of company Filtronic plc 2. Name of director Mr Iain Gibson 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 or in respect of a non-beneficial interest Director named in 2 above 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them (if notified) Director named in 2 above 5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s) N/a 6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary Grant of Share Options under The Filtronic plc Executive Share Option Scheme 1997 7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired N/a 8. Percentage of issued class N/a 9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed N/a 10. Percentage of issued class N/a 11. Class of security Ordinary Shares of 10p 12. Price per share N/a 13. Date of transaction N/a 14. Date company informed N/a 15. Total holding following this notification N/a 16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification N/a If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the following boxes. 17. Date of grant 29 April 2005 18. Period during which or date on which exercisable 1 October 2006 to 29 April 2015 19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option N/a 20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number 150,000 (10p) Ordinary Shares 21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at time of exercise The share price below which the options may not be exercised 200p 22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this notification 150,000 (10p) shares with market value of 200p per share at date of grant of option 23. Any additional information Option issued pursuant to Filtronic plc Executive Share Option Scheme 1997 24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Maura Moynihan 01274 231014 25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Maura Moynihan Company Secretary Date of Notification 3 May 2005 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of this document or material and does not 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 contract, tort or otherwise from the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained in it, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document or any such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange