Filtrona plc, the international, market leading, speciality plastic and fibre products supplier, today announces its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2006.

• Sales were £282.9m (2005: £251.9m) up 12.3%.

• Operating profit before intangible amortisation was £32.4m (2005: £30.0m) up   8.0%.

• Profit before tax was £28.9m (2005: £26.3m) up 9.9%.

• Adjusted earnings per share were 8.5p (2005: 7.7p) up 10.4%.

• Interim dividend of 2.30p per share (2005: 2.13p) up 8.0%.

• Net debt of £117.4m (December 2005: £120.2m).

Commenting on today's announcement, Mark Harper, Chief Executive of Filtrona, said:

“These good results represent above trend organic growth for Filtrona and reflect the underlying strength of the company within its international niche markets.”

Enquiries

Filtrona plc
Mark Harper, Chief Executive
Steve Dryden, Finance Director
Tel: 01908 359 100 

Finsbury
James Leviton
Gordon Simpson
Tel: 020 7251 3801

Note

A webcast of today’s analyst presentation will be available on www.filtrona.com by 5pm today.

Click here to download the Interim Results for the six months ended 30 June 2006