Compass Group PLC Transaction in Own Shares (2238P)
08 February 2023 - 6:00PM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 2238P
Compass Group PLC
08 February 2023
LEI: 2138008M6MH9OZ6U2T68
COMPASS GROUP PLC (the "Company")
Transaction in Own Shares
The Company announces that on 7 February 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 490,102
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 490,102
Highest price paid (per Ordinary GBP19.0800
Share)
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Lowest price paid (per Ordinary GBP18.9050
Share)
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Volume weighted average price GBP18.9946
paid (per Ordinary Share)
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The purchases form part of the Company's share buyback programme
announced on 21 November 2022.
Following the above purchases, the Company holds 35,946,273
Ordinary Shares in treasury and has 1,749,457,704 Ordinary Shares
in issue. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the
Company is 1,749,457,704 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
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ISIN GB00BD6K4575
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Intermediary J.P. Morgan Securities
Name Plc
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Intermediary JPMSGB2L
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/2238P_1-2023-2-7.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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