1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached:
Essentra PLC
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
Baseline notification required as a result of the implementation of changes to the transparency directive
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation:
BlackRock, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached:
26 November, 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:
30 November, 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached:
Baseline notification required as a result of the implementation of changes to the transparency directive; BlackRock, Inc. shares and voting rights remain above the previously disclosed threshold of 5%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type ofshares
if possible usingthe ISIN CODE
Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
NumberofShares
NumberofVotingRights
Numberof shares
Number of votingrights
% of voting rights
Direct
Indirect
GB00B0744359
24,756,571
N/A
10,264,517
3.91%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Type of financialinstrument
Expirationdate
Exercise/Conversion Period
Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.
% of votingrights
Securities Lending
4,658,388
1.77%
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Exercise price
Expiration date
Exercise/Conversion period
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
CFD
850,333
Nominal
Delta
0.32%
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
15,773,238
6.01%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:
Patricia Kendall
15. Contact telephone number:
001908 359100