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
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
X
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation:
Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited (Parent Company) -
10.001%
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)
Vidacos Nominees\HSBC
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached:
02/12/2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:
03/12/2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached:
Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited - 10%
Standard Life Investments Limited - 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
26,227,039
10.001
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Type of financialinstrument
Expirationdate
Exercise/Conversion Period
Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.
% of votingrights
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Exercise price
Expiration date
Exercise/Conversion period
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
Nominal
Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited (Parent Company) - 10.001% comprised of:
Standard Life Investments Limited - 9.136%
Ignis Investment Services Limited - 0.865%
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:
01908 359100