Essentra plc has announced that it purchased 61,701 of its ordinary shares of 25 pence each in the company from Peel Hunt LLP as part of its buyback program. The shares were purchased on November 3, 2023, at prices ranging from 153.0000 GBp to 157.4000 GBp, with a volume-weighted average price of 155.5043 GBp. Essentra intends to cancel the purchased shares. After the settlement and cancellation, the company will have 289,718,603 ordinary shares in issue, excluding those held in treasury. This figure represents the total number of voting rights in Essentra. The transactions were made on various trading venues, including BATS, Chi-X, and the London Stock Exchange. The detailed schedule of the individual transactions is provided in the announcement.