Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 6960Q

Compass Group PLC

01 March 2016

 

COMPASS GROUP PLC

Purchase of own shares

Compass Group PLC announces that on 1 March 2016 it purchased 10,000 ordinary shares of 10 5/8 pence each at a price of 1273.7189 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 12,570,829 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 1,644,206,553 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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