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

Compass Group PLC has announced that it purchased a total of 1,074,804 of its ordinary shares on September 25, 2023. 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 ordinary shares to employees or directors. The purchases were made as part of the company's share buyback program announced on May 10, 2023.

The breakdown of the purchases is as follows:
- 62,649 shares were purchased on the Aquis Exchange at a highest price of 20.2500 pence per share, a lowest price of 20.0200 pence per share, and a volume-weighted average price of 20.0906 pence per share.
- 241,088 shares were purchased on the CBOE BXE at a highest price of 20.2400 pence per share, a lowest price of 19.9550 pence per share, and a volume-weighted average price of 20.0510 pence per share.
- 153,297 shares were purchased on the CBOE CXE at a highest price of 20.2400 pence per share, a lowest price of 20.0200 pence per share, and a volume-weighted average price of 20.0925 pence per share.
- 551,822 shares were purchased on the London Stock Exchange at a highest price of 20.2400 pence per share, a lowest price of 19.9550 pence per share, and a volume-weighted average price of 20.0532 pence per share.
- 65,948 shares were purchased on Turquoise at a highest price of 20.2400 pence per share, a lowest price of 19.9600 pence per share, and a volume-weighted average price of 20.0680 pence per share.

Following the purchases, Compass Group PLC now holds 68,016,954 ordinary shares in treasury and has 1,717,387,023 ordinary shares in issue. The total number of voting rights in the company is 1,717,387,023 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 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.