Essentra plc has announced that it purchased 65,000 of its ordinary shares of 25 pence each from Peel Hunt LLP as part of its buyback program. The lowest price paid per share was 167.7700 GBp, the highest price paid per share was 168.5000 GBp, and the volume-weighted average price paid per share was 168.4247 GBp. Essentra intends to cancel the purchased shares. After the settlement and cancellation, Essentra will have 290,660,113 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, with the London Stock Exchange having the highest volume-weighted average price paid per share. 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.