Compass Group PLC has disclosed the acquisition of 1,600 of its ordinary shares on 9 February 2024. The shares were bought in line with the authority granted by shareholders at the 2023 Annual General Meeting. The company intends to hold these shares in treasury for potential use in 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 £22.3500 and the lowest at £22.1100.

These transactions are part of the company's market equivalent of $250 million share buyback, 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 78,054,736 Ordinary Shares in treasury and has 1,707,349,241 Ordinary Shares in issue. This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations to determine if they are required to notify their interest in the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

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. The announcement emphasizes that it does not constitute an offer or solicitation of an offer for securities in any jurisdiction. For further information, investors can contact Agatha Donnelly & Helen Javanshiri at +44 (0) 1932 573 000, and for press inquiries, Giles Robinson at +44 (0) 1932 963 486. More details can be found on the company's website.