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 148.6000 GBp, the highest price paid per share was also 148.6000 GBp, and the volume-weighted average price paid per share was 148.6000 GBp. Essentra intends to cancel the purchased shares. After the settlement and cancellation, Essentra will have 288,654,685 ordinary shares in issue, excluding 5,039,265 ordinary shares held in treasury. The total number of voting rights in Essentra is 288,784,685. The purchases were made on the London Stock Exchange at a volume-weighted average price of 152.0000 GBp. 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.