Prudential Regulatory News (PRU)

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

x

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):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation:

Prudential plc group of companies

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

Prudential plc

M&G Group Limited

M&G Limited

M&G Investment Management Limited

5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached:

23 February 2017

6. Date on which issuer notified:

24 February 2017

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached:

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

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

ORD GBP0.25

GB00B0744359

11,140,391

11,140,391

12,229,416

0

12,229,416

0

4.65%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate

Exercise/Conversion Period

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

ORD GBP0.25

GB00B0744359

(Right of Recall)

1,127,050

0.43%

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

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

13,356,466

5.08%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Prudential plc (parent Company) - 13,356,466 (5.08%)

M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) - 13,356,466 (5.08%)

M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited) - 13,356,466 (5.08%)

M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) - 13,356,466 (5.08%)

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

Patricia Kendall

15. Contact telephone number:

01908 359100