Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 2623E

Compass Group PLC

06 February 2015

 



COMPASS GROUP PLC: DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDINGS

Compass Group PLC (the "Company") announces the following changes in the interests of Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR") in ordinary shares of 10 5/8 pence each in the share capital of the Company ("Shares").

Long-Term Incentive Plan:  2014/15 Award

On 6 February 2015, an award was made under The Compass Group PLC Long Term Incentive Plan 2010 ("Plan") to the Directors and PDMRs detailed below: 

Name	Director or PDMR	Number of Shares Under Conditional Award
Richard Cousins	Director	221,475
Dominic Blakemore	Director	104,802
Gary Green	Director	130,785
Andrew Martin	Director	116,943
Andrew Furlong	PDMR	47,133
Philippe Op de Beeck	PDMR	43,797
Jonathan Thomson	PDMR	42,870
Mark White	PDMR	49,653
Jane Kingston	PDMR	44,373

The number of Shares shown is the maximum available if the corporate performance conditions for the period, which commenced on 1 October 2014 and ends on 30 September 2017, are satisfied in full.  There will be no retesting of the award.

Under the Plan rules, participants may become entitled to Shares if the Company satisfies stringent corporate performance targets based upon Total Shareholder Return relative to companies in the FTSE 100 index (excluding its financial services constituents), Adjusted Free Cash Flow and Return on Capital Employed; each target relating to one third of an award.

Following shareholder approval to amendments to the Plan rules at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 5 February 2015, Messrs Cousins, Blakemore, Green and Martin, being Directors of the Company, are required, subject to the Plan rules, to hold any Shares arising from the vesting of this award for a period of two years from any such vesting.

ENDS

Enquiries:

Compass Group PLC

[phone]

Investors/Analysts:         Mark J White, General Counsel & Company Secretary

                                         Sandra Moura, Head of Investor Relations

Note to Editors

Compass Group PLC is a world-leading food and support services company, which generated annual revenues of £17.1 billion in the year to 30 September 2014.  It operates in over 50 countries, employs over 500,000 people and serves over 4 billion meals every year.  The Company specialises in providing food and a range of support services across the core sectors of Business & Industry, Healthcare & Seniors, Education, Defence, Offshore & Remote, Sports & Leisure and Vending with an established brand portfolio.

 

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