COMPASS GROUP PLC: DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDING
Miguel Ramis, a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility, who is responsible for the majority of the Group's European businesses, has notified Compass Group PLC (the 'Company') that, through an agreement dated 20 December 2008, he has pledged such number of ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the share capital of the Company ('Shares') as may be required from time to time to be used as security against lending obligations for which he may, from time to time, become responsible and which, at 20 December 2008, amounted to some SFR1m.
Mr Ramis is interested in 668,076 Shares, representing 0.036 per cent of the issued share capital of the Company.
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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 around £11 billion in the year to 30 September 2008. The company operates across the following core sectors of Business and Industry (B&I), Defence, Offshore & Remote Site, Healthcare, Education, Sports & Leisure and Vending with an established brand portfolio. For more information visit www.compass-group.com.