Publication of Drawdown Prospectus

RNS Number : 1650X

Compass Group PLC

09 February 2012

 



Compass Group PLC

9 February 2012

Publication of Drawdown Prospectus

Compass Group PLC (the "Company") has published a drawdown prospectus dated 9 February 2012 (the "Drawdown Prospectus") in respect of an issue of €600,000,000 3.125 per cent Notes, due 2019 under its £2,000,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme, a framework of standardised documentation that enables the Company to issue debt with varying maturities to investors in the public markets.

To view the Drawdown Prospectus published in connection with the Company's £2,000,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme, please paste the following URL into the address bar of your browser:

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/1650X_-2012-2-9.pdf

The following documents are incorporated by reference into the Drawdown Prospectus:

The base prospectus dated 16 June 2011 (the "Base Prospectus") relating to the £2,000,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme of the Company:

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/1650X_1-2012-2-9.pdf

The audited consolidated financial statements of the Company, which have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (including the auditors' reports thereon and notes thereto) in respect of the years ended 30 September 2010 and 30 September 2011 (set out on pages 63 to 119 and 61 to 117 respectively of the 2010 and 2011 annual reports of the Company):

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/1650X_4-2012-2-9.pdf 
and 
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/1650X_3-2012-2-9.pdf

The supplement to the Base Prospectus dated 19 January 2012 (which incorporates by reference into the Base Prospectus the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company for the year ended 30 September 2011, updates the section headed "Description of the Issuer" in the Base Prospectus, discloses recent acquisitions completed or agreed by the Group and discloses the share repurchase programme of the Company):

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/1650X_2-2012-2-9.pdf

To view the full documents, please paste the relevant URL into the address bar of your browser.

Copies of these documents and the Drawdown Prospectus have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do

ENDS

Enquiries:

Compass Group PLC

[phone]

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

                                         Sarah John, Corporate Strategy Director

Media:                               Clare Hunt, Group Media Relations Assistant Director

Note to Editors

Compass Group PLC is a world-leading food and support services company, which generated annual revenues of £15.8 billion in the year to 30 September 2011.  It operates in around 50 countries, employs over 470,000 people and serves over 4 billion meals every year.  The company specialises in providing food and a range of support services across the core sectors of Business & Industry, Defence, Offshore & Remote Site, Healthcare, Education, Sports & Leisure and Vending with an established brand portfolio. 

 

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