Essentra plc has announced that it has 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 lowest price paid per share was 160.6000 GBp, while the highest price paid per share was 161.2000 GBp. The volume-weighted average price paid per share was 160.8445 GBp. Essentra intends to cancel the purchased shares. After the settlement and cancellation, the company will have 288,904,902 ordinary shares in issue, excluding those held in treasury. This figure represents the total number of voting rights in Essentra. The transactions were made on various trading venues, including BATS, Chi-X, and the London Stock Exchange. The detailed and aggregated information of the individual trades made by Peel Hunt LLP is provided in the schedule of purchases.