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Transaction in Own Shares*
On October 31, 2025, Essentra plc purchased 11,500 of its ordinary shares at a volume weighted average price of 98.30 pence per share as part of its previously announced buyback program. The shares were purchased through Peel Hunt LLP, and Essentra intends to cancel them. Following settlement and cancellation, Essentra will have 285,390,744 ordinary shares in issue, excluding the 3,127,057 ordinary shares held in treasury. The figure of 285,390,744 will represent the total number of voting rights in Essentra. Disclaimer*
About this update from Essentra Plc
3 November 2025 ESSENTRA PLC Transaction in Own Shares Essentra plc (" Essentra ", or the " Company ") announces that on 31 October 2025 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 "). ESSENTRA ORD 25P Date of purchase: 31/10/2025 Aggregate number of Ordinary 25p Shares purchased: 11,500 Lowest price paid per share (GBp): 98.3000 Highest price paid per share (GBp): 98.3000 Volume weighted average price paid per share (GBp): 98.3000 Broker PEEL HUNT Essentra intends to cancel the purchased Ordinary Shares. Following the settlement of the above purchases and cancellation, Essentra will have 285,390,744 Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each in issue (excluding 3,127,057 Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each held in treasury). Upon cancellation, the figure 285,390,744 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. Trading Venue Volume-weighted average price paid per share (Gbp) Aggregated number of shares purchased Aquis (AQXE) - - BATS (BATE) - - Chi-X (CHIX) - - Turquoise (TRQX) - - London Stock Exchange (XLON) 98.3000 11,500 Total 98.3000 11,500 In 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 any regulations made under that Act), the schedule below contains detailed and aggregated information of the individual trades made by Peel Hunt LLP as part of the Buyback Programme. This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of Listing Rule 12.4.6. For further enquiries, please contact: Essentra plc Emma Reid, Company Secretary Tel: +44 (0)1908 359100 Schedule of Purchases - Individual Transactions Number of shares purchased Transaction price (Gbp) Market / Sytematic Internaliser Time of transaction Trade ID 11,500 98.30 XLON 14:50:05 00184415562TRLO0