LEI: 2138008M6MH9OZ6U2T68
COMPASS GROUP PLC (the "Company")
TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES
The Company announces that on 30 October 2023 it purchased, in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at its 2023 Annual General Meeting held on 9 February 2023, a total of 500,000 of its ordinary shares of 11 1/20 pence each (the "Ordinary Shares"), through the Company's broker, Barclays Capital Securities Limited, 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) |
| Aquis Exchange | 43,456 | 20.8000 | 20.7200 | 20.7619 |
| CBOE BXE | 99,771 | 20.8000 | 20.6800 | 20.7656 |
| CBOE CXE | 90,726 | 20.8000 | 20.6900 | 20.7648 |
| London Stock Exchange | 214,909 | 20.8000 | 20.6900 | 20.7668 |
| Turquoise | 51,138 | 20.8000 | 20.6900 | 20.7670 |
The purchases form part of the Company's share buyback programme announced on 10 May 2023.
Following the above purchases, the Company holds 73,818,392 Ordinary Shares in treasury and has 1,711,585,585 Ordinary Shares in issue. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 1,711,585,585 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 Barclays Capital Securities Limited 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 | Barclays Capital Securities Limited |
| Intermediary Code | BARCGB91 |
| Timezone | UTC |
| Currency | GBP |
Please click on the link below to see the transactions.
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/7702R_1-2023-10-30.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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