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 155.3500 GBp, while the highest price paid per share was 155.8000 GBp. The volume-weighted average price paid per share was 155.4712 GBp. Essentra intends to cancel the purchased shares. After the settlement and cancellation, Essentra will have 289,433,603 ordinary shares in issue, excluding those held in treasury. This figure represents the total number of voting rights in the company. The transactions were made on various trading venues, including the London Stock Exchange.