Compass Group PLC Transaction in Own Shares (8863O)
15 June 2022 - 4:00PM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 8863O
Compass Group PLC
15 June 2022
LEI: 2138008M6MH9OZ6U2T68
COMPASS GROUP PLC (the "Company")
Transaction in Own Shares
The Company announces that on 14 June 2022 it purchased, in
accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at its 2022
Annual General Meeting held on 3 February 2022, a total of 607,927
of its ordinary shares of 11 1/20 pence each (the "Ordinary
Shares") on the London Stock Exchange, through the Company's
broker, Merrill Lynch International, 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.
Number of Ordinary Shares purchased 607,927
Highest price paid (per Ordinary GBP 16.8250
Share)
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Lowest price paid (per Ordinary GBP 16.3400
Share)
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Volume weighted average price GBP 16.6264
paid (per Ordinary Share)
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The purchases form part of the Company's share buyback programme
announced on 11 May 2022.
Following the above purchases, the Company holds 5,074,749
Ordinary Shares in treasury and has 1,780,329,228 Ordinary Shares
in issue. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the
Company is 1,780,329,228 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 Merrill
Lynch International 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
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ISIN GB00BD6K4575
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Intermediary Merrill Lynch International
Name
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Intermediary MLILGB3LELE
Code
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Timezone UTC
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Currency GBP
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Please click on the link below to see the transactions.
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/8863O_1-2022-6-14.pdf
Enquiries
+44 (0) 1932 573
Investors: Agatha Donnelly & Simon Bielecki 000
+44 (0) 1932 963
Press: Giles Robinson 486
Website: www.compass-group.com
Note to Editors:
Compass Group PLC is a world leading food service company, which
generated annual revenues of GBP18.1 billion in the year to 30
September 2021. It operates in 44 countries and employs and engages
around 480,000 people. The Company specialises in providing food
and a range of support services across the core sectors of Business
& Industry, Healthcare & Senior Living, Education, Sports
& Leisure and Defence, Offshore & Remote, with an
established brand portfolio.
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