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RNS Number : 9094C

Essentra plc

20 April 2017


TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:		Essentra PLC
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights			Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached			No
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments			No
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights			No
Other (please specify):			No
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:	Kames Capital Plc
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:	18/04/2017
6. Date on which issuer notified:	20/04/2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	3%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of
shares

if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB00B0744359

7,889,198

4,820,040

1,339,100

1.83%

0.51%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date

Exercise
Conversion Period

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/
Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

CFD

1,716,312

Nominal

Delta

0.65%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

7,875,452

2.99%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Kames Capital:- Kames Capital Plc Kames Capital ICVC Kames Capital VCIC

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		Kames Capital Plc
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:	Patricia Kendall
15. Contact telephone number:	01908 359100

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