Essentra PLC has announced the purchase of 23,000 of its ordinary shares of 25 pence each in the Company from Peel Hunt LLP as part of the buyback program. The shares were bought at a price ranging from 168.600 GBp, with the intention to cancel the purchased shares. After the settlement and cancellation, Essentra will have 287,375,450 ordinary shares of 25 pence each in issue, excluding those held in treasury. The company has provided detailed and aggregated information of the individual trades made by Peel Hunt LLP as part of the Buyback Programme, in accordance with the requirements of Listing Rule 12.4.6. For further enquiries, interested parties can contact Emma Reid, Company Secretary at Essentra plc.