Essentra plc has announced that it purchased 50,000 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 October 12, 2023, at a price of 177.0000 GBp per share. The volume-weighted average price paid per share was also 177.0000 GBp. Essentra intends to cancel the purchased shares. After the settlement and cancellation, Essentra will have 290,415,113 ordinary shares in issue, excluding 5,039,265 ordinary shares held in treasury. This figure represents the total number of voting rights in Essentra. The purchases were made on 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.