Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 3829I

Compass Group PLC

10 March 2010

 



COMPASS GROUP PLC: DIRECTOR / PDMR SHAREHOLDING

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 pence each in the share capital of the Company ("Shares").

On 9 March 2010, Miguel Ramis, a PDMR who is responsible for the majority of the Group's European and Latin American businesses, exercised a total of 537,500 share options.  He disposed of 487,500 Shares at 500.00 pence per Share in order to meet his resultant liabilities and retained the remaining 50,000 Shares. 

His options were exercised as follows:  120,000 at an option price of 371.60 pence per Share; 92,500 at  292.50 pence; 125,000 at 320.00 pence; 125,000 at 316.25 pence and 75,000 at 229.25 pence per Share.  

On 10 March 2010, Andrew Furlong, a PDMR who is responsible for businesses in Central Asia, the Middle East, Africa & Asia, exercised 75,000 options and 35,000 options at 229.25 pence and 210.00 pence respectively and disposed of all the resulting Shares at 503.6636 pence per Share.

Mr Furlong does not hold any Shares. Following this transaction, Mr Ramis' shareholding has increased to 650,000 Shares, representing  0.0347% of the issued share capital.

ENDS

Enquiries:

Compass Group PLC

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

Media: Chris King, Group Head of Media Relations

Note to Editors

Compass Group is the world's leading foodservice company. We specialise in providing food, vending and related services on our clients' premises and we generated annual revenues of over £13 billion in the year to 30 September 2009. The company operates across the following core sectors of Business & Industry, Defence, Offshore & Remote Site, Healthcare, Education, Sports & Leisure and Vending with an established brand portfolio. For more information visit www.compass-group.com. 

 

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