Essentra plc has announced that it purchased 65,000 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 14 November 2023 at a price of 156.8000 GBp per share. Essentra intends to cancel the purchased shares. After the settlement and cancellation, Essentra will have 289,368,603 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 a volume-weighted average price of 156.8000 GBp per share. The detailed schedule of the individual transactions made by Peel Hunt LLP is provided in the announcement.