Compass Group PLC has announced that it has purchased a total of 241,833 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 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 20.1300 GBP, while the lowest price paid was 19.5800 GBP. The volume-weighted average price paid per share was 19.8313 GBP.
These purchases are part of the company's share buyback program announced on May 10, 2023. Following the purchases, Compass Group holds 63,248,971 ordinary shares in treasury and has 1,722,155,006 ordinary shares in issue. The total number of voting rights in the company is 1,722,155,006 ordinary shares.
The detailed breakdown of individual trades made by Barclays Capital Securities Limited on behalf of Compass Group 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.
For investor inquiries, Agatha Donnelly and Helen Javanshiri can be contacted at +44 (0) 1932 573 000. For press inquiries, Giles Robinson can be reached at +44 (0) 1932 963 486. More information can be found on the company's website.