Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 5619L

Compass Group PLC

05 September 2012

 



COMPASS GROUP PLC

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS/PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND CONNECTED PERSONS

Compass Group PLC (the "Company") announces the following change in the interests of a Director in ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the share capital of the Company ("Shares").

On 4 September 2012, Susan Murray, a Non-executive Director of the Company, increased her shareholding in the Company by the purchase of 3,000 Shares at a purchase price of 701.29 pence each per Share.

Following this transaction, Ms Murray's shareholding is 13,000 Shares, representing 0.0007% of the Company's issued share capital, which currently exceeds the shareholding that Ms Murray is required to hold under the Company's shareholding guidelines.

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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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