On October 23, 2023, Essentra plc announced that it had purchased 48,006 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 153.0000 GBp, while the highest price paid per share was 156.4000 GBp. The volume-weighted average price paid per share was 154.1908 GBp. Essentra intends to cancel the purchased shares. After the settlement and cancellation, Essentra will have 290,103,453 ordinary shares of 25 pence each in issue, excluding 5,039,265 ordinary shares held in treasury. The figure 290,103,453 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 schedule of the individual transactions is provided in the news release.