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 164.9500 GBp, while the highest price paid per share was 165.0000 GBp, with a volume-weighted average price of 164.9908 GBp. Essentra intends to cancel the purchased shares. After the settlement and cancellation, the company will have 290,247,713 ordinary shares in issue, excluding 5,039,265 ordinary shares held in treasury. This figure represents the total number of voting rights in Essentra. The transactions were made on various trading venues, including the London Stock Exchange. The detailed schedule of the individual transactions made by Peel Hunt LLP is provided in the announcement.