Essentra plc has announced that it purchased 26,300 of its ordinary shares of 25 pence each in the Company from Peel Hunt LLP as part of the buyback program. The shares were purchased on 14 July 2023 at a price of 155.8000 GBp per share. Essentra intends to cancel the purchased shares. After the settlement and cancellation, Essentra will have 292,507,688 ordinary shares of 25 pence each in issue, excluding 5,039,265 shares held in treasury. The figure of 292,507,688 represents the total number of voting rights in Essentra. The transactions were made in accordance with the requirements of Listing Rule 12.4.6.