Compass Group PLC has announced that it purchased a total of 89,758 of its ordinary shares on 14 September 2023. The shares were bought through the company's broker, Barclays Capital Securities Limited, and will be held in treasury. The purpose of the purchase is to meet obligations arising from employee share schemes or other allocations of ordinary shares 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 ordinary share was 20.6900 GBP, while the lowest price paid was 20.5800 GBP. The volume-weighted average price paid per ordinary share was 20.6650 GBP.
These purchases are part of the company's share buyback program announced on 10 May 2023. Following the recent purchases, Compass Group PLC now holds 64,501,749 ordinary shares in treasury and has 1,720,902,228 ordinary shares in issue. The total number of voting rights in the company is 1,720,902,228 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 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. Press inquiries can be directed to Giles Robinson at +44 (0) 1932 963 486. The company's website is provided by Euroland.com, and a link to their privacy policy is included.