Compass Group PLC has announced that it has purchased 100,000 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 shares were purchased on various venues, including Aquis Exchange, CBOE BXE, CBOE CXE, London Stock Exchange, and Turquoise. The purchases were made as part of the company's share buyback program announced on May 10, 2023. Following the purchases, the company now holds 66,129,147 ordinary shares in treasury and has 1,719,274,830 ordinary shares in issue. Shareholders can use this figure as the denominator for calculating their interest in the company. The detailed breakdown of the individual trades made by Barclays Capital Securities Limited on behalf of the company can be found in the provided link.