COMPASS GROUP PLC has announced the purchase of 80,000 of its ordinary shares on 1 May 2024. The shares were acquired in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at its 2023 Annual General Meeting. The purchased shares will be held in treasury and are expected to be used to meet obligations arising from employee share schemes or other allocations to employees or directors.

The purchases were made through the Company's broker, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, with the highest price paid per ordinary share at £22.4000, the lowest at £21.9800, and a volume-weighted average price of £22.2134. These transactions are part of the Company's market equivalent of $250 million share buyback announced on 4 December 2023, which is the initial stage of the Company's $500 million share buyback announced on 20 November 2023.

Following these purchases, the Company now holds 82,745,788 ordinary shares in treasury and has 1,702,658,189 ordinary shares in issue. This brings the total number of voting rights in the Company to 1,702,658,189 ordinary shares. The detailed breakdown of individual trades made by BNP Paribas Financial Markets on behalf of the Company as part of the share buyback program is available for review.

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 at +44 (0) 1932 573 000, and for press inquiries, Giles Robinson at +44 (0) 1932 963 486. More information can be found on the company's website.