Essentra : Proxy Form

• Cast your Proxy online...It's fast, easy and secure! www.investorcentre.co.uk/eproxy

You will be asked to enter the Control Number, Shareholder Reference Number (SRN) and PIN shown opposite and agree to certain terms and conditions.

View the Circular online: www.essentraplc.com

Control Number: 918777

SRN:

PIN:

Explanatory Notes:

1. The Company has published a shareholder circular containing a notice convening the General Meeting (the "Notice of General Meeting"), which can be accessed electronically at the website link above.
2. Vote online - you can appoint a proxy and register your voting instructions online by visiting eproxyappointment.com. For quick access to the website, please scan the Quick Response code above with your smartphone and you will automatically be directed to the mobile site. You will require your Control Number, Shareholder Reference Number and PIN, each of which can be found above. Please note that neither the Company nor Computershare can accept any electronic communication that is found to contain a computer virus.
3. Vote by post - you can appoint a proxy and register your voting instructions by returning your completed proxy form to Computershare Investor Services PLC, The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol BS99 6ZY. A pre-paid envelope, which will not require a stamp if posted in the UK, has been provided for your convenience.
4. Vote via CREST or Proxymity Voting - you can appoint a proxy via the CREST system with Computershare (ID 3RA50) or the Proxymity platform. The time of receipt will be taken to be the time from which Computershare is able to retrieve the message. Full details of how to submit instructions can be found in the Notice of General Meeting.
5. Every member of the Company has the right to appoint some other person(s) of their choice, who need not be a shareholder, as their proxy to exercise all or any of their rights, to attend, speak and vote on their behalf at the General Meeting. If you wish to appoint a person other than the Chair of the General Meeting, please insert the name of your chosen proxy in the space provided (see reverse). If the proxy is being appointed in relation to less than your full voting entitlement, please enter in the box next to the proxy's name (see reverse) the number of shares in relation to which they are authorised to act as your proxy. If left blank, your proxy will be deemed to be authorised in respect of your full voting entitlement. Please also indicate how you wish your proxy to vote by placing a cross ('X') in the appropriate box (see reverse). If returned without an indication as to how the proxy shall vote on any particular matter, the proxy will exercise their discretion as to whether, and if so how, they vote (or if this proxy form has been issued in respect of a designated account for a shareholder, the proxy will exercise their discretion as to whether, and if so how, they vote).
6. You may appoint more than one proxy, provided that each proxy is appointed to exercise rights attached to different shares. To appoint more than one proxy, (an) additional proxy form(s) may be obtained by contacting the Registrar's helpline on 0370 703 6394 or you may photocopy this form. Please indicate in the box next to the proxy's name (see

reverse) the number of shares in relation to which they are authorised to act as your proxy. Please also indicate by marking the box provided if the proxy instruction is one of multiple instructions being given. All forms must be signed and should be returned together in the same envelope.

1. The 'Vote Withheld' option overleaf is provided to enable you to abstain on any particular resolution. However, it should be noted that a 'Vote Withheld' is not a vote in law and will not be counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes 'For' and 'Against' a resolution.
2. Entitlement to attend and vote at the General Meeting and the number of votes which may be cast thereat will be determined by reference to the register of members of the Company (the "Register of Members") at the close of business on Friday, 10 November 2023 (or, in the event of any adjournment, at the time which is 48 hours before the time of the adjourned meeting (excluding any part of a day that is not a working day). Changes to entries on the Register of Members after that time shall be disregarded in determining the rights of any person to attend and vote at the General Meeting (or any adjourned meeting).
3. To appoint one or more proxies or to give an instruction to a proxy (whether previously appointed or otherwise) via a designated voting platform, any such messages must be received by the issuer's agent prior to the specified deadline within the relevant system. For this purpose, the time of receipt will be taken to be the time (as determined by the timestamp generated by the relevant designated voting platform) from which the issuer's agent is able to retrieve the message. The Company may treat as invalid a proxy appointment sent via a designated voting platform in the circumstances set out in Regulation 35(5)(a) of the Uncertificated Securities Regulations 2001.
4. The above is how your address appears on the Register of Members. If this information is incorrect, please ring the Registrar's helpline on 0370 703 6394 to request a change of address form or go to www.investorcentre.co.uk to use the online Investor Centre service.
5. In the case of joint shareholders, the instruction of the shareholder whose name first appears in the Register of
   Members of the Company will be accepted to the exclusion of any votes from the other joint holders.
6. Any alterations made to this form should be initialled.
7. The completion and return of this proxy form will not preclude a member from attending the General Meeting and voting in person.

Special Resolutions

Vote

For Against Withheld