Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 4734Q

Compass Group PLC

29 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").

Deferred Annual Bonus 2013/14 release:

Following satisfaction of the associated performance conditions the following Shares were released and issued on 29 November 2016:

Name	Director or PDMR	No. of shares acquired
Johnny Thomson	Director	10,622
Alfredo Ruiz Plaza	PDMR	8,505
Mark van Dyck	PDMR	18,674

The 2013/14 Deferred Annual Bonus awards were made to Messrs Thomson, Ruiz Plaza and van Dyck prior to them becoming a Director or PDMRs.

The Shares noted below were sold on 29 November 2016 at 1384.2949 pence per Share in order to realise sufficient funds to settle resultant tax and social security liabilities arising from such issue:

Name	Director or PDMR	No. of shares disposed
Alfredo Ruiz Plaza	PDMR	2,337
Mark van Dyck	PDMR	9,141

Messrs Thomson, Ruiz Plaza and van Dyck retained their balancing Shares consisting of 10,622, 6,168 and 9,533 Shares respectively.

Resultant Shareholdings:

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

Name	Number of Shares	Percentage of Issued Share Capital (excluding treasury shares)
Johnny Thomson	139,630	0.00849
Alfredo Ruiz Plaza	75,769	0.00461
Mark van Dyck*	37,972	0.00231

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

Mr van Dyck.

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 £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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