ESSENTRA PLC made amendments to the 'Transaction in Own Shares' announcement released on 26 April 2024. On 25 April 2024, the company purchased 11,500 of its ordinary shares from Peel Hunt LLP as part of the buyback program. The lowest and highest price paid per share was 170.8000 GBp, with a volume-weighted average price paid per share also at 170.8000 GBp. Following the settlement of the purchases and cancellation, Essentra will have 288,177,244* Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each in issue, excluding 3,627,057 Ordinary Shares held in treasury.
Essentra intends to cancel the purchased Ordinary Shares, and upon cancellation, the figure 288,177,244* will represent the total number of voting rights in Essentra. The company provided detailed and aggregated information of the individual trades made by Peel Hunt LLP as part of the Buyback Programme, in accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014. The announcement was made in accordance with the requirements of Listing Rule 12.4.6.
For further enquiries, Essentra plc can be contacted through Emma Reid, Company Secretary, at +44 (0)1908 359100. The schedule of purchases included 11,500 shares purchased at 170.8000 GBp on the XLON market at 14:35:41.