Essentra plc has announced that it has purchased 51,149 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 147.6000 GBp, the highest price paid per share was 149.0000 GBp, and the volume-weighted average price paid per share was 148.7302 GBp. Essentra intends to cancel the purchased shares. After the settlement and cancellation, Essentra will have 290,052,304 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 BATS, Chi-X, and the London Stock Exchange. The detailed schedule of the individual transactions made by Peel Hunt LLP is provided in the announcement.