Essentra PLC has announced the purchase of 11,500 of its ordinary shares of 25 pence each from Peel Hunt LLP as part of the buyback program. The lowest and highest price paid per share was 161.4000 GBp, with a volume-weighted average price paid per share also at 161.4000 GBp. The company intends to cancel the purchased ordinary shares, leaving 287,832,244 ordinary shares in issue, excluding those held in treasury. This figure will represent the total number of voting rights in Essentra once the shares have been cancelled.

The transaction details were as follows: the shares were purchased on the London Stock Exchange at a volume-weighted average price of 161.4000 GBp. The company has provided a schedule of individual transactions, including the number of shares purchased, transaction price, market/systematic internalizer, time of transaction, and trade ID. This announcement is in compliance with the requirements of Listing Rule 12.4.6.

For further inquiries, Emma Reid, Company Secretary of Essentra PLC, can be contacted at +44 (0)1908 359100. This transaction is in accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 and has been made public to meet the requirements of the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.