Essentra : Director/PDMR Shareholding

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Gavin Leathem

2

Reason for the notification

· Transfer and sale of shares, pursuant to the satisfaction of the performance conditions, awarded in May 2014 under the Company's Deferred Annual Share Bonus Plan

a)

Position/status

Group Human Resources director

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Essentra plc

b)

LEI

5493007MOZNA03BVNE96

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Ordinary 25p shares

Identification code

GB00B0744359

b)

Nature of the transaction

Transfer and sale of shares

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Volume

Award date

Price (£)

Shares sold to settle tax liability

Balance of shares retained

May 2014

5.39

5,887

6,613

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

12,500

- Price

£67,375

e)

Date of the transaction

01 March 2017

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)