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RNS Number : 5871N Compass Group PLC 26 September 2023
LEI: 2138008M6MH9OZ6U2T68
COMPASS GROUP PLC (the "Company")
TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES
The Company announces that on 25 September 2023 it purchased, in accordance
with the authority granted by shareholders at its 2023 Annual General Meeting
held on 9 February 2023, a total of 1,074,804 of its ordinary shares of 11
1/20 pence each (the "Ordinary Shares"), through the Company's broker,
Barclays Capital Securities Limited, 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.
Venue Number of Ordinary Shares purchased Highest price paid (per Ordinary Share) Lowest price paid (per Ordinary Share) Volume weighted average price paid (per Ordinary Share)
Aquis Exchange 62,649 20.2500 20.0200 20.0906
CBOE BXE 241,088 20.2400 19.9550 20.0510
CBOE CXE 153,297 20.2400 20.0200 20.0925
London Stock Exchange 551,822 20.2400 19.9550 20.0532
Turquoise 65,948 20.2400 19.9600 20.0680
The purchases form part of the Company's share buyback programme announced on
10 May 2023.
Following the above purchases, the Company holds 68,016,954 Ordinary Shares in
treasury and has 1,717,387,023 Ordinary Shares in issue. Therefore, the total
number of voting rights in the Company is 1,717,387,023 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 Barclays Capital Securities Limited 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 Barclays Capital Securities Limited
Intermediary Code BARCGB91
Timezone UTC
Currency GBP
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Enquiries
Investors: Agatha Donnelly & Helen Javanshiri +44 (0) 1932 573 000
Press: Giles Robinson +44 (0) 1932 963 486
Website: www.compass-group.com
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