Essentra plc has announced that it has purchased 25,000 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 at a price of 163.6000 GBp per share. Essentra intends to cancel the purchased shares, and after the cancellation, the company will have 288,482,138 ordinary shares in issue, excluding those held in treasury. This figure will represent the total number of voting rights in Essentra. The purchases were made on the London Stock Exchange. The announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of Listing Rule 12.4.6.