Essentra plc has announced that it has purchased 21,500 of its ordinary shares of 25 pence each in the company from Peel Hunt LLP as part of its buyback program. The shares were purchased on October 2, 2023, at a price range of 163.7900 GBp per share. The volume-weighted average price paid per share was also 163.7900 GBp. Essentra intends to cancel the purchased shares. After the settlement and cancellation, the company will have 290,790,113 ordinary shares in issue, excluding those held in treasury. This figure represents the total number of voting rights in Essentra. The purchases were made on the London Stock Exchange. The detailed and aggregated information of the individual trades made by Peel Hunt LLP as part of the buyback program is provided in the schedule of purchases.