REG - Compass Group PLC - Transaction in Own Shares

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21/03/2024 07:00

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RNS Number : 6771H  Compass Group PLC  21 March 2024

   LEI: 2138008M6MH9OZ6U2T68

   COMPASS GROUP PLC (the "Company")

TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES

   The Company announces that on 20 March 2024 it purchased, in accordance with
   the authority granted by shareholders at its 2023 Annual General Meeting held
   on 9 February 2023, a total of 229,000 of its ordinary shares of 11 1/20 pence
   each (the "Ordinary Shares") through the Company's broker, BNP Paribas
   Financial Markets, 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               38,390                               £21.7000                                 £21.4800                                £21.5706
   CBOE CXE               24,083                               £21.7000                                 £21.4800                                £21.5936
   London Stock Exchange  144,064                              £21.7000                                 £21.4700                                £21.5756
   Turquoise              22,463                               £21.6800                                 £21.4700                                £21.5739

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

38,390

£21.7000

£21.4800

£21.5706

CBOE CXE

24,083

£21.7000

£21.4800

£21.5936

London Stock Exchange

144,064

£21.7000

£21.4700

£21.5756

Turquoise

22,463

£21.6800

£21.4700

£21.5739

   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 80,899,100 Ordinary Shares in
   treasury and has 1,704,504,877 Ordinary Shares in issue. Therefore, the total
   number of voting rights in the Company is 1,704,504,877 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 Financial Markets 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 Financial Markets
   Intermediary                                                          6EWKU0FGVX5QQJHFGT48
   Timezone                                                              UTC
   Currency                                                              GBP

   Please click on the link below to see the transactions.

   http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/6771H_1-2024-3-20.pdf
   (http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/6771H_1-2024-3-20.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

 38,390

 £21.7000

 £21.4800

 £21.5706

 CBOE CXE

 24,083

 £21.7000

 £21.4800

 £21.5936

 London Stock Exchange

 144,064

 £21.7000

 £21.4700

 £21.5756

 Turquoise

 22,463

 £21.6800

 £21.4700

 £21.5739

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 80,899,100 Ordinary Shares in
treasury and has 1,704,504,877 Ordinary Shares in issue. Therefore, the total
number of voting rights in the Company is 1,704,504,877 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 Financial Markets 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 Financial Markets

Intermediary

6EWKU0FGVX5QQJHFGT48

Timezone

UTC

Currency

GBP

Please click on the link below to see the transactions.

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/6771H_1-2024-3-20.pdf
(http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/6771H_1-2024-3-20.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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