Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 1778J

Compass Group PLC

15 December 2015

 

COMPASS GROUP PLC

Purchase of own shares

Compass Group PLC announces that on 15 December 2015 it purchased 40,000 ordinary shares of 10 5/8 pence each at a price of 1130.5041 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 11,860,203 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 1,644,917,179 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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