Essentra plc's board of Directors is recommending a final ordinary dividend of 2.4p per share, resulting in a 9% increase in total dividend for fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 to 3.6p (2022: 1.0p final; 3.3p total). The full year dividend is in line with the Board's commitment to a progressive dividend policy, maintaining dividend cover in the order of three times earnings. The final dividend will be paid on 5 July 2024 to shareholders on the share register at the record date, being 17 May 2024.

The ex-dividend date will be 16 May 2024. Essentra operates a Dividend Re-Investment Programme ("DRIP"), details of which are available from the Company's Registrars, Computershare Investor Services PLC. The final date for DRIP elections will be 14 June 2024.