Compass Group PLC Announces Purchase of Own Shares for Employee Share Schemes

Compass Group PLC has announced that it purchased a total of 53,386 of its ordinary shares on 8 September 2023. The shares were bought through the company's broker, Barclays Capital Securities Limited, and will be held in treasury. The shares are expected to be used to meet obligations arising from employee share schemes or other allocations of ordinary shares to employees or directors. The purchases were made as part of the company's share buyback program announced on 10 May 2023.

The breakdown of the purchases is as follows:
- Aquis Exchange: 1,839 shares purchased at a highest price of 20.2100 pence per share, lowest price of 20.1500 pence per share, and volume weighted average price of 20.1780 pence per share.
- CBOE BXE: 14,850 shares purchased at a highest price of 20.2100 pence per share, lowest price of 20.1500 pence per share, and volume weighted average price of 20.1899 pence per share.
- CBOE CXE: 13,702 shares purchased at a highest price of 20.2100 pence per share, lowest price of 20.1500 pence per share, and volume weighted average price of 20.1887 pence per share.
- London Stock Exchange: 17,336 shares purchased at a highest price of 20.2100 pence per share, lowest price of 20.1400 pence per share, and volume weighted average price of 20.1863 pence per share.
- Turquoise: 5,659 shares purchased at a highest price of 20.2100 pence per share, lowest price of 20.1600 pence per share, and volume weighted average price of 20.1927 pence per share.

Following the purchases, Compass Group PLC now holds 63,802,357 ordinary shares in treasury and has 1,721,601,620 ordinary shares in issue. The total number of voting rights in the company is 1,721,601,620 ordinary shares.

The detailed breakdown of individual trades made by Barclays Capital Securities Limited on behalf of the company as part of the share buyback program can be found in the provided link.

This announcement does not constitute an offer or solicitation of an offer for securities in any jurisdiction. For further information, investors can contact Agatha Donnelly and Helen Javanshiri, and the press can contact Giles Robinson.