** Shares in Pluxee PLX.PA climb 3.4% after the French meal voucher and employee benefits firm posted a recurring EBITDA beat and "strong margin delivery"
** "Pluxee's H1 results came in with no major surprises," J.P. Morgan says, pointing to a "solid" margin delivery and "healthy" free cash flow
** The group posted recurring EBITDA of 242 million euros with a 37% margin, above a company-compiled consensus of 237 million euros with 35.9% margin
** Jefferies says the group's first-half recurring EBITDA of 242 million euros is "implying strong cost control"
** Up to the previous session's close, Pluxee shares were down 12.6% YTD - LSEG Data
(Reporting by Dimitri Rhodes in Gdansk)
((dimitri.rhodes@thomsonreuters.com))