Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 9640H

Compass Group PLC

03 December 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").

Deferred Annual Bonus 2012/13 release:

Following satisfaction of the associated performance conditions the following Shares were released and issued on 3 December 2015:

Name	Director or PDMR	No. of shares acquired
Johnny Thomson	Director	49,008
Alfredo Ruiz Plaza	PDMR	10,301

The Deferred Annual Bonus awards were made to Messrs Thomson and Ruiz Plaza prior to them becoming PDMRs.

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*
Johnny Thomson	96,643	0.00587
Alfredo Ruiz Plaza	54,746	0.00333

*Excluding treasury shares

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 £17.8 billion in the year to 30 September 2015.  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, Defence, Offshore & Remote, Sports & Leisure and Vending with an established brand portfolio.

 

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