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Transaction in Own Shares - Replacement
Essentra plc has announced a correction to its previous RNS, clarifying that its total ordinary shares in issue, excluding treasury shares, will be 285,034,244 following the cancellation of 11,500 shares purchased on January 14, 2026, at a volume-weighted average price of 95.80 pence per share. This updated figure of 285,034,244 ordinary shares will serve as the denominator for shareholders to determine notification requirements under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules. Disclaimer*
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\nReplacement of the Announcement RNS number 9391O published on 15 January 2026 at 7:00 am with a correction of the number of ordinary shares in issue from 285,035,244 to 285,034,244\n26 January 2026\nESSENTRA PLC\nTransaction in Own Shares\nEssentra plc (\"Essentra\", or the \"Company\") announces that on 14 January 2026 it purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 25 pence each in the Company (\"Ordinary Shares\") from Peel Hunt LLP as part of the buyback programme announced on 29 March 2023 (the \"Buyback Programme\").\n\n\n\n\nESSENTRA ORD 25P\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDate of purchase:\n\n\n14/01/2026\n\n\n\n\nAggregate number of Ordinary 25p Shares purchased:\n\n\n11,500\n\n\n\n\nLowest price paid per share (GBp):\n\n\n95.8000\n\n\n\n\nHighest price paid per share (GBp):\n\n\n95.8000\n\n\n\n\nVolume weighted average price paid per share (GBp):\n\n\n95.8000\n\n\n\n\nBroker\n\n\nPEEL HUNT\n\n\n\n\n \nEssentra intends to cancel the purchased Ordinary Shares.\nFollowing the settlement of the above purchases and cancellation, Essentra will have 285,034,244\nOrdinary Shares of 25 pence each in issue (excluding 3,127,057 Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each held in treasury).\n \nUpon cancellation, the figure 285,034,244 will represent the total number of voting rights in Essentra and can be used by shareholders once the shares have been cancelled as the denominator for the calculations by which they can determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or change to their interest in, the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules. \n \n\n\n\n\nTrading Venue\n\n\nVolume-weighted average price paid per share (Gbp)\n\n\nAggregated number of shares purchased\n\n\n\n\nAquis (AQXE)\n\n\n-\n\n\n-\n\n\n\n\nBATS (BATE)\n\n\n-\n\n\n-\n\n\n\n\nChi-X (CHIX)\n\n\n-\n\n\n-\n\n\n\n\nTurquoise (TRQX)\n\n\n-\n\n\n-\n\n\n\n\nLondon Stock Exchange (XLON)\n\n\n95.8000\n\n\n11,500\n\n\n\n\nTotal\n\n\n95.8000\n\n\n11,500\n\n\n\n\n \nIn accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (as such Regulation has become part of domestic law by virtue of and for the purposes of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (as amended by the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020) and as such Regulation has been amended in such form by ...