Compass Group PLC has announced that it purchased a total of 261,882 of its ordinary shares on 20 October 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: 13,055 shares purchased at a highest price of 20.4300 per share, lowest price of 20.2600 per share, and volume weighted average price of 20.3415 per share.
- CBOE BXE: 80,746 shares purchased at a highest price of 20.4200 per share, lowest price of 20.2500 per share, and volume weighted average price of 20.3258 per share.
- CBOE CXE: 55,112 shares purchased at a highest price of 20.4200 per share, lowest price of 20.2600 per share, and volume weighted average price of 20.3252 per share.
- London Stock Exchange: 79,593 shares purchased at a highest price of 20.4300 per share, lowest price of 20.2500 per share, and volume weighted average price of 20.3335 per share.
- Turquoise: 33,376 shares purchased at a highest price of 20.4100 per share, lowest price of 20.2500 per share, and volume weighted average price of 20.3287 per share.

Following the purchases, Compass Group PLC now holds 72,514,552 ordinary shares in treasury and has 1,712,889,425 ordinary shares in issue. The total number of voting rights in the company is 1,712,889,425 ordinary shares.

This announcement does not constitute an offer or solicitation of an offer for securities in any jurisdiction. For more information, investors can contact Agatha Donnelly and Helen Javanshiri, and the press can contact Giles Robinson. The detailed breakdown of individual trades made by Barclays Capital Securities Limited on behalf of the company can be found in the provided link.