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RNS Number : 6046N

Compass Group PLC

24 January 2023

LEI: 2138008M6MH9OZ6U2T68

COMPASS GROUP PLC (the "Company")

Transaction in Own Shares

The Company announces that on 23 January 2023 it purchased, in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at its 2022 Annual General Meeting held on 3 February 2022, a total of 301,885 shares of its ordinary shares of 11 1/20 pence each (the "Ordinary Shares") on the London Stock Exchange, through the Company's broker, J.P. Morgan Securities plc, 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     301,885 
 Highest price paid (per Ordinary       GBP19.1500 
  Share) 
                                       ----------- 
 Lowest price paid (per Ordinary        GBP18.9750 
  Share) 
                                       ----------- 
 Volume weighted average price          GBP19.0827 
  paid (per Ordinary Share) 
                                       ----------- 
 

The purchases form part of the Company's share buyback programme announced on 21 November 2022.

Following the above purchases, the Company holds 33,907,982 Ordinary Shares in treasury and has 1,751,495,995 Ordinary Shares in issue. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 1,751,495,995 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 J.P. Morgan Securities plc 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   J.P. Morgan Securities Plc 
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 Intermediary Code            JPMSGB2L 
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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/6046N_1-2023-1-23.pdf

Enquiries

 
                                                     +44 (0) 1932 573 
 Investors:    Agatha Donnelly & Helen Javanshiri                 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 services company, which generated annual revenues of GBP25.8 billion in the year to 30 September 2022. It operates in around 40 countries and employs and engages more than 500,000 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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