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RNS Number : 3703A Compass Group PLC 23 September 2022
LEI: 2138008M6MH9OZ6U2T68
COMPASS GROUP PLC (the "Company")
Transaction in Own Shares
The Company announces that on 22 September 2022 it purchased, in accordance
with the authority granted by shareholders at its 2022 Annual General Meeting
held on 3 February 2022, a total of 156,955 of its ordinary shares of 11 1/20
pence each (the "Ordinary Shares") on the London Stock Exchange, through the
Company's broker, Merrill Lynch International, as detailed below. The
purchased Ordinary Shares will be held in treasury and are expected to be used
to meet obligations arising from employee share schemes, or other allocations
of Ordinary Shares, to employees or directors.
Number of Ordinary Shares purchased 156,955
Highest price paid (per Ordinary Share) £18.4050
Lowest price paid (per Ordinary Share) £18.1650
Volume weighted average price paid (per Ordinary Share) £18.2706
The purchases form part of the Company's share buyback programme announced on
11 May 2022.
Following the above purchases, the Company holds 23,623,968 Ordinary Shares in
treasury and has 1,761,780,009 Ordinary Shares in issue. Therefore, the total
number of voting rights in the Company is 1,761,780,009 Ordinary Shares and
this figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the
calculations by which they will determine if 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.
In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market
Abuse Regulation) (as in force in the UK and as amended by the Market Abuse
(Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019), the detailed breakdown of individual
trades made by Merrill Lynch International on behalf of the Company as part of
the share buyback programme is set out below.
This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or any
solicitation of an offer for securities in any jurisdiction.
Schedule of Purchases - Individual Transactions
Issuer Name Compass Group PLC
LEI 2138008M6MH9OZ6U2T68
ISIN GB00BD6K4575
Intermediary Name Merrill Lynch International
Intermediary Code MLILGB3LELE
Timezone UTC
Currency GBP
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Enquiries
Investors: Agatha Donnelly & Simon Bielecki +44 (0) 1932 573 000
Press: Giles Robinson +44 (0) 1932 963 486
Website: www.compass-group.com
Note to Editors:
Compass Group PLC is a world leading food service company, which generated
annual revenues of £18.1 billion in the year to 30 September 2021. It
operates in 44 countries and employs and engages around 480,000 people. The
Company specialises in providing food and a range of support services across
the core sectors of Business & Industry, Healthcare & Senior Living,
Education, Sports & Leisure and Defence, Offshore & Remote, with an
established brand portfolio.
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