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RNS Number : 7795V Compass Group PLC 06 December 2023
LEI: 2138008M6MH9OZ6U2T68
COMPASS GROUP PLC (the "Company")
TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES
The Company announces that on 5 December 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 103,000 of its ordinary shares of 11 1/20 pence
each (the "Ordinary Shares"), through the Company's broker, BNP Paribas
Arbitrage S.N.C., 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)
CBOE BXE 17,518 £20.4700 £20.3700 £20.4200
CBOE CXE 27,610 £20.4800 £20.3600 £20.4172
London Stock Exchange 50,883 £20.4700 £20.3400 £20.4030
Turquoise 6,989 £20.4600 £20.3900 £20.4230
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)
CBOE BXE
17,518
£20.4700
£20.3700
£20.4200
CBOE CXE
27,610
£20.4800
£20.3600
£20.4172
London Stock Exchange
50,883
£20.4700
£20.3400
£20.4030
Turquoise
6,989
£20.4600
£20.3900
£20.4230
The purchases form part of the Company's market equivalent of $250 million
(being £197.34 million as at 1 December 2023) share buyback announced on 4
December 2023, which is the initial stage of the Company's $500 million share
buyback announced on 20 November 2023 to be completed in 2024 subject to
M&A activity.
Following the above purchases, the Company holds 74,235,030 Ordinary Shares in
treasury and has 1,711,168,947 Ordinary Shares in issue. Therefore, the total
number of voting rights in the Company is 1,711,168,947 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 BNP Paribas Arbitrage S.N.C. 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 BNP Paribas Arbitrage S.N.C.
Intermediary 6EWKU0FGVX5QQJHFGT48
Timezone UTC
Currency GBP
Please click on the link below to see the transactions.
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/7795V_1-2023-12-5.pdf
(http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/7795V_1-2023-12-5.pdf)
Enquiries
Investors:
Agatha Donnelly & Helen
Javanshiri +44 (0) 1932 573 000
Press: Giles
Robinson
+44 (0) 1932 963 486
Website: www.compass-group.com
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)
CBOE BXE
17,518
£20.4700
£20.3700
£20.4200
CBOE CXE
27,610
£20.4800
£20.3600
£20.4172
London Stock Exchange
50,883
£20.4700
£20.3400
£20.4030
Turquoise
6,989
£20.4600
£20.3900
£20.4230
The purchases form part of the Company's market equivalent of $250 million
(being £197.34 million as at 1 December 2023) share buyback announced on 4
December 2023, which is the initial stage of the Company's $500 million share
buyback announced on 20 November 2023 to be completed in 2024 subject to
M&A activity.
Following the above purchases, the Company holds 74,235,030 Ordinary Shares in
treasury and has 1,711,168,947 Ordinary Shares in issue. Therefore, the total
number of voting rights in the Company is 1,711,168,947 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 BNP Paribas Arbitrage S.N.C. 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
BNP Paribas Arbitrage S.N.C.
Intermediary
6EWKU0FGVX5QQJHFGT48
Timezone
UTC
Currency
GBP
Please click on the link below to see the transactions.
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/7795V_1-2023-12-5.pdf
(http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/7795V_1-2023-12-5.pdf)
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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