Essentra plc has announced that it has purchased 65,000 of its ordinary shares of 25 pence each in the Company from Peel Hunt LLP as part of its buyback program. The lowest price paid per share was 158.0000 GBp, while the highest price paid per share was 158.9000 GBp, with a volume-weighted average price of 158.6923 GBp. Essentra intends to cancel the purchased shares, and after the settlement and cancellation, the company will have 289,067,737 ordinary shares in issue, excluding those held in treasury. This figure represents the total number of voting rights in Essentra. The transactions were made on various trading venues, including BATS, Chi-X, and the London Stock Exchange. The detailed and aggregated information of the individual trades made by Peel Hunt LLP is provided in the schedule of purchases.