Director/PDMR Shareholding
Essentra plc announced on 07 April 2026 that on 31 March 2026, Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility (PDMRs) were granted Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) awards and Deferred Annual Share Bonus (DASB) awards. The share price used for calculation was 90.1p. Executive Directors Scott Fawcett and Rowan Baker received significant awards, with Fawcett receiving 958,381 LTIP shares and 81,463 DASB shares, totaling 1,039,844 shares, while Baker received 732,520 LTIP shares and 62,265 DASB shares, totaling 794,785 shares. The total number of shares awarded across all PDMRs was 2,932,029, with these awards being made on the London Stock Exchange.
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Notification and public disclosure of transactions by PDMRs The notification below, is made on behalf of PDMRs under article 19.1 of the Market Abuse Regulation ('MAR') and in accordance with Article 19.3 of MAR.
On 31 March 2026, the Company granted Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) awards to PDMRs as set out below. The performance period is three years with a further two- year holding for the Executive Directors, Scott Fawcett and Rowan Baker.
On 31 March 2026. awards under the Deferred Annual Share Bonus (DASB) Plan were also made. These awards normally vest after three years subject to continued service.
The share price used to calculate the number of shares was 90.1p (closing share price at 30 March 2026).
| Employee Name | No. of shares 2026 LTIP | No. of shares 2025 DASB | Total shares |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Fawcett Chief Executive Officer | 958,381 | 81,463 | 1,039,844 |
| Rowan Baker Chief Financial Officer | 732,520 | 62,265 | 794,785 |
| Sam Edwards Chief Digital Information Officer | 220,106 | 9,171 | 229,277 |
| Richard David Sederman MD, APAC | 198,371 | 6,918 | 205,289 |
| Chris Brooks MD Americas | 401,513 | 8,490 | 410,003 |
| Shaun Laubscher Chief People Officer | 252,831 | 0 | 252,831 |
| Total | 2,932,029 | ||
| 1 | Further details applying to all PDMRs: | ||
| a) | Name | Essentra plc | |
| b) | LEI | 5493007MOZNA03BVNE96 | |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary 25p shares | |
| Identification code | GB00B0744359 | ||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of awards under the Essentra plc 2024 Long Term Incentive Plan and the Deferred Annual Share Bonus Plan. | |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Volume Price (p) 2,932,029 Nil | |
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Aggregated Price | As above. | |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 07 April 2026 | |
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) |
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