Essentra : Acquisition of Nolato Hertila in Components

ESSENTRA PLC

ACQUISITION OF NOLATO HERTILA IN COMPONENTS DIVISION

Essentra plc ('Essentra' or 'the Company') today announces that it has acquired 100% of the share capital of Nolato Hertila AB ('Hertila') for a cash consideration of approximately SEK 58m (c. £4.9m), subject to customary adjustments.

Based in Sweden, Hertila is a leading manufacturer and distributor of caps and plugs and other plastic components for a wide range of industrial end markets - including automotive, mining, coating, hydraulics and medical - and will be reported under the Company's Components division. The acquisition of Hertila not only expands the division's product range but also adds manufacturing capacity in Scandinavia, complementing Essentra's existing facility in Sweden.

For the year ended 31 December 2017, Hertila generated revenue of SEK 39.9m (c. £3.4m). Hertila has been acquired on a cash-free, debt-free basis, funded from existing facilities, and the transaction will be immediately earnings enhancing to the Company.

Commenting on today's announcement, Paul Forman, Chief Executive, said:

'The acquisition of Hertila is a further example of our Components division strategy being put into action, following on from the Micro Plastics transaction at the end of last year, where the integration is in line with expectations. As a leading provider of caps and plugs, Hertila strengthens one of our core product ranges, adds valuable injection moulding capability in Northern Europe and provides attractive opportunities for cross-selling, making it a great strategic fit with our own business.'

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About Essentra plc

Essentra plc is a FTSE 250 company and a leading global provider of essential components and solutions. Organised into four divisions from the start of 2018 - reflecting the Company's strategic review - Essentra focuses on the light manufacture and distribution of high volume, enabling components which serve customers in a wide variety of end-markets and geographies.

Essentra Components

Essentra Components is a global market leading manufacturer and distributor of plastic injection moulded, vinyl dip moulded and metal items. Operating in 27 countries worldwide, nine manufacturing facilities and 24 logistics centres serve more than 90,000 customers with a rapid supply of low cost but essential products for a variety of applications in industries such as equipment manufacturing, automotive, fabrication, electronics and construction.

Essentra Packaging

Essentra Packaging is one of only two multi-continental suppliers of a full secondary packaging range to the health and personal care sectors, with 25 facilities across four geographic regions. The division's innovative products include cartons, leaflets, self-adhesive labels and printed foils used in blister packs, which help customers to meet the rapidly-changing requirements of these end-markets and can also be combined with Essentra's authentication solutions to help the fight against counterfeiting.

Essentra Filters

Essentra Filters is the only global independent cigarette filter supplier. The nine worldwide locations, including a dedicated Technology Centre supported by three regional development facilities, provide a flexible infrastructure strategically positioned to serve the tobacco sector. The business supplies a wide range of value-adding high quality innovative filters, packaging solutions to the roll your own segment and analytical laboratory services for ingredient measurement to the industry: Essentra's offering also includes e-cigarette and Heat Not Burn solutions to the rapidly evolving market for Next Generation Products.

Essentra Specialist Components

Essentra Specialist Components comprises the Company's six smaller businesses. These activities largely have strong positions in the markets in which they operate, although they have little overlap with each other or with Essentra's larger three global divisions.

The Extrusionbusiness is a leading custom profile extruder located in The Netherlands which offers a complete design and production service. One of the first companies to extrude plastics, Essentra is now one of Europe's most advanced suppliers of co-extrusion and tri-extrusion to all branches of industry.

The Pipe Protection Technologiesbusiness specialises in the manufacture of high performance innovative products from commodity resins to engineering-grade thermoplastics and polymer alloys, largely for use in the oil and gas industry. Locations in four countries, combined with a wide distributor network, serve customers around the world.

The Speciality Tapesbusiness has expertise in coating multiple adhesive systems in numerous technologies, with close to 3,000 tape products available for same-day shipping and predominantly for point of purchase and white goods applications.

The Tear Tapesbusiness is globally recognised as the leading manufacturer and supplier of pressure-sensitive tear tapes, which are largely used in the tobacco, food and drink and specialist packaging sectors.

The Industrial Supplybusiness provides a wide range of branded hardware supplies to a broad base of industrial customers, largely located in the US Mid-West.

The Securitybusiness is a leading European provider of ID card printers, systems and accessories to direct and trade customers.

Headquartered in the United Kingdom, Essentra's global network extends to 33 countries and includes c. 8,000 employees, 49 principal manufacturing facilities, 66 sales & distribution operations and 4 research & development centres. For further information, please visitwww.essentraplc.com.