Transaction in Own Shares

Essentra plc

16 October 2026

 

16 October 2026

ESSENTRA PLC

Transaction in Own Shares

Essentra plc ("Essentra", or the "Company") announces that during the period between 2 September 2026 and16 October 2026, it purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 25 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") through Peel Hunt LLP as part of the buyback programme announced on 29 March 2023 (the "Buyback Programme").

Date of purchase	2 September 2026 -16 October 2026
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	240,333
Lowest price per share (pence):	106.3200p
Highest price per share (pence):	116.4000p
Weighted average price per day (pence):	110.9100p

Ordinary Shares purchased under the Buyback Programme may be either cancelled or held in treasury for subsequent use in connection with the Company's share schemes. The Company intends that the Ordinary Shares purchased pursuant to the transactions set out in this announcement will be cancelled.

Following settlement of the above purchases, the Company will have 286,573,637 Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each in issue, of which 3,456,557 Ordinary Shares will be held in treasury. Shares held in treasury do not carry voting rights. Accordingly, the total number of voting rights in Essentra will be 283,117,080

The figure of 283,117,080 may be used by shareholders, and others with notification obligations, as the denominator for the calculations by which they determine whether they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

The table below contains detailed information about the purchases made under the Buyback Programme.

Aggregate information:

Date	Number of Shares Purchased	Volume Weighted Average Price (p)	Lowest price paid per share (p)	Highest price paid per share (p)
02/09/2026	33,333	110.4000	110.4000	110.4000
07/09/2026	11,500	111.2000	111.2000	111.2000
09/09/2026	11,500	108.4000	108.4000	108.4000
11/09/2026	11,500	106.4000	106.4000	106.4000
14/09/2026	11,500	106.3200	106.3200	106.3200
16/09/2026	11,500	107.8000	107.8000	107.8000
18/09/2026	11,500	109.0000	109.0000	109.0000
21/09/2026	11,500	110.4000	110.4000	110.4000
23/09/2026	11,500	109.4000	109.4000	109.4000
25/09/2026	11,500	110.0000	110.0000	110.0000
28/09/2026	11,500	110.6000	110.6000	110.6000
30/09/2026	11,500	110.3000	110.3000	110.3000
02/10/2026	11,500	112.4000	112.4000	112.4000
05/10/2026	11,500	111.0000	111.0000	111.0000
07/10/2026	11,500	111.6000	111.6000	111.6000
09/10/2026	11,500	115.0000	115.0000	115.0000
12/10/2026	11,500	115.6000	115.6000	115.6000
14/10/2026	11,500	116.4000	116.4000	116.4000
16/10/2026	11,500	115.0000	115.0000	115.0000

Schedule of Purchases - Individual Transactions

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014, as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as amended (the "UK Market Abuse Regulation"), the schedule below contains a full breakdown of the individual trades made by Peel Hunt LLP as part of the Buyback Programme.

Date of each trade	Time of each trade	Number of shares purchased	Price (pence per share)	Trading Venue	Transaction Reference Number
02/09/2026	09:14:05	33333	110.4	XLON	00198867264TRLO1
07/09/2026	12:32:06	11500	111.2	XLON	00199036949TRLO1
09/09/2026	15:31:03	11500	108.4	XLON	00199153599TRLO1
11/09/2026	10:28:58	11500	106.4	XLON	00199232678TRLO1
14/09/2026	09:00:44	11500	106.32	XLON	00199272327TRLO1
16/09/2026	15:21:05	11500	107.8	XLON	00199415573TRLO1
18/09/2026	11:28:23	11500	109.0	XLON	00199499528TRLO1
21/09/2026	09:30:44	11500	110.4	XLON	00199547512TRLO1
23/09/2026	16:19:34	11500	109.4	XLON	00199697634TRLO1
25/09/2026	09:10:33	11500	110.0	XLON	00199766953TRLO1
28/09/2026	10:04:06	11500	110.6	XLON	00199830719TRLO1
30/09/2026	10:05:21	11500	110.3	XLON	00199949466TRLO1
02/10/2026	13:56:40	11500	112.4	XLON	00200089577TRLO1
05/10/2026	10:43:47	11500	111.0	XLON	00200135130TRLO1
07/10/2026	15:46:47	11500	111.60	XLON	00200275395TRLO1
09/10/2026	09:00:37	11500	115.00	XLON	00200349583TRLO1
12/10/2026	12:24:17	11500	116.0	XLON	00200414502TRLO1
14/10/2026	13:43:14	11500	116.0	XLON	00200525913TRLO1
16/10/2026	08:14:52	11500	115.0	XLON	00200630267TRLO1

This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of UKLR 9.6.6R.

For further enquiries, please contact:

Essentra plc

Kelly Stuart, Deputy Company Secretary

Tel: [phone]

 

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