Summary:
Compass Group PLC has announced that it purchased 350,000 of its ordinary shares on 15 August 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 for employee share schemes or other allocations to employees or directors. The purchases were made as part of the company's share buyback program. Following the purchases, the company now holds 57,557,404 ordinary shares in treasury and has 1,727,846,573 ordinary shares in issue.