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RNS Number : 5546S Compass Group PLC 07 November 2023
LEI: 2138008M6MH9OZ6U2T68
COMPASS GROUP PLC (the "Company")
TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES
The Company announces that on 6 November 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 563,269 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 77,003 20.7100 20.4500 20.6084
CBOE BXE 87,007 20.7100 20.4500 20.6039
CBOE CXE 96,543 20.7100 20.4500 20.6027
London Stock Exchange 260,063 20.7100 20.4500 20.6109
Turquoise 42,653 20.7000 20.4500 20.5927
The purchases form part of the Company's share buyback programme announced on
10 May 2023.
Following the above purchases, the Company holds 74,856,661 Ordinary Shares in
treasury and has 1,710,547,316 Ordinary Shares in issue. Therefore, the total
number of voting rights in the Company is 1,710,547,316 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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