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 lowest and highest price paid per share was 166.5000 GBp, with a volume-weighted average price paid per share also at 166.5000 GBp. The company intends to cancel the purchased ordinary shares, which will leave 287,559,450 ordinary shares in issue, excluding those held in treasury. This figure will represent the total number of voting rights in Essentra. The trading venue for the shares purchased was the London Stock Exchange (XLON).

The announcement complies with the requirements of Listing Rule 12.4.6 and includes detailed and aggregated information of the individual trades made by Peel Hunt LLP as part of the Buyback Programme. For further inquiries, Emma Reid, Company Secretary of Essentra plc, can be contacted at +44 (0)1908 359100.

The schedule of purchases includes the number of shares purchased, transaction price, market/systematic internalizer, time of transaction, and trade ID. In this case, 23,000 shares were purchased at 166.5 GBp on the XLON market at 08:40:00. This announcement is made in accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 and provides comprehensive information about the transaction in own shares by Essentra PLC.