Director/PDMR Shareholding

Essentra plc

26 May 2023

 

Essentra plc (the "Company")

Director/PDMR Notification

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging

managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

The notification made on behalf of Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ('PDMRs') under article 19.1 of the UK Market Abuse Regulation ('MAR') relates to transactions made on behalf PDMRs, in the Company.

On 31 March 2023, awards granted in 2020 under the Company's Deferred Annual Share Bonus Plan vested in full for two PDMRs.

The Company has been advised that some of the shares released to the PDMRs were subsequently disposed of on 31 March 2023, as indicated below at a share price of £1.922.

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Scott Fawcett Oshin Cassidy
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Scott Fawcett CEO Oshin Cassidy Group HR Director
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Essentra plc
b)	LEI	5493007MOZNA03BVNE96

4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary 25p shares
	Identification code	GB00B0744359
b)	Nature of the transaction	Vesting of awards granted on 30 March 2020 under the Deferred Annual Share Bonus Plan and sale of resulting shares to cover the tax liability due on the vesting.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Name Vesting Date Price (£) Shares vested Shares sold to cover tax liability Balance of shares to be retained Scott Fawcett March 2023 £1.922 9,586 4,325 5,261 Oshin Cassidy March 2023 £1.922 8,553 3,860 4,693
d)	Aggregated information
	- Aggregated volume	8,185
	- Price	1.922
e)	Date of the transaction	31 March 2023
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

Enquiries

Emma Reid

Company Secretary

T: 01908 359100

 

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