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 131.7100 GBp, while the highest price paid per share was 138.1700 GBp. The volume-weighted average price paid per share was 134.5206 GBp. Essentra intends to cancel the purchased shares. After the settlement and cancellation, the company will have 289,987,304 ordinary shares in issue, excluding those held in treasury. This figure represents the total number of voting rights in Essentra.