Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 1259Q
Compass Group PLC
24 November 2016
 

 

 

                                                                                                                       

 

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").

 

1. Long Term Incentive Plan Release

 

Following satisfaction of 100% of the Total Shareholder Return, 92.7% of the Adjusted Free Cash Flow and 60.7% of the Return on Capital Employed performance conditions in the three years ended 30 September 2016, awards made on 29 November 2013 under The Compass Group Long Term Incentive Plan 2010 ("LTIP") vested at 84.5% and the following Shares were released and issued on 23 November 2016:

 

Name

Director / PDMR

Number of shares awarded

Number of Shares vested

Dominic Blakemore

Director

78,090

65,959

Richard Cousins

Director

209,436

176,902

Gary Green

Director

121,620

102,727

Johnny Thomson

Director

45,180

38,161

Robin Mills

PDMR

7,048

5,405

Alfredo Ruiz Plaza

PDMR

8,674

6,652

Mark van Dyck

PDMR

18,534

14,215

Mark White

PDMR

58,404

49,331

 

 

The Shares noted below were sold on 23 November 2016 at 1353.0862 pence per Share in order to realise sufficient funds to settle resultant tax and social security liabilities arising from such issue:    

 

Name

Number of Shares sold

Dominic Blakemore

30,381

Richard Cousins

81,480

Gary Green

48,020

Johnny Thomson

5,796

Robin Mills

2,495

Alfredo Ruiz Plaza

1,797

Mark White

22,821

 

A further 35,578 Shares were disposed by Blakemore, 95,422 Shares by Mr Cousins, 54,707 Shares were disposed by Mr Green and 26,510 Shares by Mr White, all at the same time and at the same price, 1353.0862 pence per Share.  Messrs Thomson, Mills and Ruiz Plaza retained their balancing Shares consisting of 32,365, 2,910 and 4,855 Shares respectively.

 

Resultant Shareholdings

 

Following the transactions detailed above, total interests in Shares for the Directors and PDMRs noted above are as shown below:

 

Name

Number of Shares

Percentage of Issued Share Capital (excl. Treasury Shares)

Dominic Blakemore

100,546

0.00612

Richard Cousins

1,215,815

0.07401

Gary Green

265,819

0.01618

Johnny Thomson

129,008

0.00785

Robin Mills

2,495

0.00015

Alfredo Ruiz Plaza

69,601

0.00423

Mark van Dyck1

28,439

0.00173

Mark White2

325,121

0.01979

1.     28,439 Shares held in the name of Smartequity EIS Pty Ltd, beneficial ownership remains with

Mr van Dyck.

  2.    325,121 Shares held in the name of Mrs M B White.

 

 

ENDS

 

Enquiries:

 

Compass Group PLC

+44 (0)1932 573000

 

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 £19.6 billion in the year to 30 September 2016.  It operates in over 50 countries, employs over 500,000 people and serves over 5 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, Sports & Leisure and Defence, Offshore & Remote, with an established brand portfolio.

 


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