Essentra plc has made an amendment to its previous announcement regarding the transaction in its own shares. The aggregate number of Ordinary 25p shares purchased was reported as 1, but it was actually 65,000 shares. Following the settlement of these purchases and cancellation, Essentra now has 291,156,946 Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each in issue, excluding 5,039,265 Ordinary Shares held in treasury. Essentra intends to cancel the purchased shares. The figure of 291,156,946 represents the total number of voting rights in Essentra. The transactions were made through Peel Hunt LLP as part of the Buyback Programme. The lowest and highest price paid per share was 151.0000 GBp, with a volume-weighted average price of 151.0000 GBp. The transactions were made on various trading venues, including 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. For further enquiries, please contact Amina Olatunji, Assistant Company Secretary at Essentra plc.