Compass Group PLC has announced that it purchased 200,000 of its ordinary shares on October 23, 2023, in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at its 2023 Annual General Meeting. The shares were purchased 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 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 share was 20.6000 GBP, while the lowest price paid per share was 20.4100 GBP. The volume-weighted average price paid per share was 20.5019 GBP.
These purchases are part of the company's share buyback program announced on May 10, 2023. Following the purchases, Compass Group PLC now holds 72,714,552 ordinary shares in treasury and has 1,712,689,425 ordinary shares in issue. The total number of voting rights in the company is 1,712,689,425 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.
This announcement does not constitute an offer or solicitation of an offer for securities in any jurisdiction.
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