Essentra PLC has announced the purchase of 23,000 of its ordinary shares of 25 pence each from Peel Hunt LLP as part of the buyback program. The transaction took place on 28th February 2024, with the lowest and highest price paid per share being 164.400 GBp. The volume-weighted average price paid per share was also 164.400 GBp. Following the settlement of the purchases and cancellation, Essentra will have 287,237,450 ordinary shares of 25 pence each in issue, excluding 5,039,265 ordinary shares held in treasury.

Essentra intends to cancel the purchased ordinary shares, and upon cancellation, the total number of voting rights in Essentra will be 287,237,450. The company has provided detailed and aggregated information of the individual trades made by Peel Hunt LLP as part of the Buyback Programme, in accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014. This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of Listing Rule 12.4.6.

For further enquiries, Emma Reid, Company Secretary of Essentra PLC, can be contacted at +44 (0)1908 359100. The schedule of purchases includes individual transactions, with 23,000 shares purchased at a transaction price of 164.4 GBp on the XLON market at 13:12:36.