LEI: 2138008M6MH9OZ6U2T68
COMPASS GROUP PLC (the
"Company")
Transaction in Own
Shares
The Company announces that on 7
August 2024 it purchased, in accordance with the
authority granted by shareholders at its 2024 Annual General
Meeting held on 8 February 2024, a total of
76,770 of its ordinary shares of 11 1/20 pence
each (the "Ordinary
Shares"), 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.
Venue
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Number of
Ordinary Shares purchased
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Highest
price paid (per Ordinary Share)
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Lowest
price paid (per Ordinary Share)
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Volume
weighted average price paid (per Ordinary Share)
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London
Stock Exchange
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76,770
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£23.4700
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£23.1700
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£23.3539
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The purchases form part of
the Company's market equivalent of $250 million (being £196.7
million as at 18 June 2024) share buyback announced on 21 June
2024, which is the second, and final, stage of the Company's $500
million share buyback announced on 20 November 2023.
Following the above purchases, the Company
holds 85,813,357 Ordinary Shares in
treasury and has 1,699,590,620 Ordinary
Shares in issue. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in
the Company is 1,699,590,620 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 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
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Compass Group
PLC
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LEI
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2138008M6MH9OZ6U2T68
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ISIN
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GB00BD6K4575
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Intermediary
Name
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J.P. Morgan
Securities Plc
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Intermediary
Code
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JPMSGB2L
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Timezone
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UTC
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Currency
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GBP
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Please click on the link below to see the
transactions.
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/6216Z_1-2024-8-7.pdf
Enquiries
Investors:
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Agatha Donnelly & Helen
Javanshiri
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+44 (0)
1932 573 000
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Website:
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www.compass-group.com
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