Essentra PLC has announced the purchase of 11,500 of its ordinary shares of 25 pence each from Peel Hunt LLP as part of the buyback program. The lowest and highest price paid per share was 156.0000 GBp, with the volume-weighted average price also at 156.0000 GBp. The company intends to cancel the purchased ordinary shares, leaving 287,809,244 ordinary shares in issue, excluding those held in treasury. This figure will represent the total number of voting rights in Essentra. The trading venue for the shares was the London Stock Exchange (XLON).

The announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of Listing Rule 12.4.6. The detailed and aggregated information of the individual trades made by Peel Hunt LLP as part of the Buyback Programme is provided in the schedule of purchases. For further enquiries, Emma Reid, Company Secretary of Essentra PLC, can be contacted at +44 (0)1908 359100.

The schedule of purchases includes the number of shares purchased, transaction price, market/systematic internalizer, time of transaction, and trade ID. The individual transactions were made at a price of 156.0 GBp on the XLON market at 09:34:37.