Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 8077S

Compass Group PLC

21 March 2016

 

COMPASS GROUP PLC

Purchase of own shares

Compass Group PLC announces that on 21 March 2016 it purchased 25,000 ordinary shares of 10 5/8 pence each at a price of 1222.0668 pence per share through Barclays Capital Securities Limited.

Compass Group PLC intends to hold the purchased ordinary shares in treasury.

Following the above transaction, Compass Group PLC holds 12,705,012 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 1,644,072,370 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

Enquiries:

For further information, contact:

M J White, General Counsel & Company Secretary

J Besley, Treasurer

Tel: [phone]

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