Compass Group PLC has announced that it has purchased a total of 746,103 of its ordinary shares through its broker, Barclays Capital Securities Limited. The purchased shares will be held in treasury and are expected to be used for employee share schemes or other allocations to employees or directors. The purchases were made on various venues, including Aquis Exchange, CBOE BXE, CBOE CXE, London Stock Exchange, and Turquoise. The highest price paid per share was 20.1000 GBP, while the lowest price paid was 19.8150 GBP. The purchases are part of the company's share buyback program announced on May 10, 2023.
Following the purchases, Compass Group PLC now holds 69,870,859 ordinary shares in treasury and has 1,715,533,118 ordinary shares in issue. The total number of voting rights in the company is 1,715,533,118 ordinary shares. Shareholders can use this figure as the denominator for calculating their interest in the company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
The detailed breakdown of individual trades made by Barclays Capital Securities Limited on behalf of the company as part of the share buyback program is available in the provided link. The announcement states that it does not constitute an offer or solicitation of an offer for securities in any jurisdiction.
For investor inquiries, Agatha Donnelly and Helen Javanshiri can be contacted at +44 (0) 1932 573 000. For press inquiries, Giles Robinson can be reached at +44 (0) 1932 963 486. The company's website is provided by Euroland.com, and a link to their privacy policy is also included.