Appointment of CEO

Filtronic PLC 01 November 2006 1 November 2006 Filtronic plc - Appointment of CEO Filtronic plc announces the appointment of Charles Hindson as Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect. Charles Hindson joined Filtronic as Group Finance Director in 2004 and has an engineering degree from the University of Oxford. Contacts: Filtronic plc John Poulter, Chairman 01274 530 622 Charles Hindson CEO 07800 706 319 (mobile) Filtronic website: www.filtronic.com Parkgreen Communications 020 7493 3713 Paul McManus 07980 541 893 (mobile) ENDS This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange