Essentra plc has announced that it has purchased 54,000 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 143.6000 GBp, while the highest price paid per share was 144.9100 GBp. The volume-weighted average price paid per share was 143.6970 GBp. Essentra intends to cancel the purchased shares. After the settlement and cancellation, Essentra will have 289,933,304 ordinary shares in issue, excluding those held in treasury. This figure represents the total number of voting rights in the company. The purchases were made on various trading venues, including the London Stock Exchange. 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.