Good, who snapped up the shares on Wednesday, made the purchase at an average price of 142.60p each, for a total value of £99,820.

As of 1645 BST, Essentra shares were up 1.40% at 145.0p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Essentra (ESNT)
Director name: Good ,Steve
Amount purchased: 70,000 @ 142.60p
Value: £99,820.00

Jpmorgan Claverhouse Inv Trust (JCH)
Director name: Stewart ,Victoria
Amount purchased: 5,560 @ 715.59p
Value: £39,786.79

Essentra (ESNT)
Director name: Fawcett,Scott
Amount purchased: 10,479 @ 142.30p
Value: £14,911.62

Essentra (ESNT)
Director name: Clarke,Jack
Amount purchased: 8,710 @ 142.64p
Value: £12,423.94

Sylvania Platinum Ltd (di) (SLP)
Director name: Scott,Simon
Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 46.80p
Value: £4,680.00

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