17 Feb 2016 17:24
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COMPASS GROUP PLC
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Purchase of own shares
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Compass Group PLC announces that on 17 February 2016 it purchased 10,000 ordinary shares of 10 5/8 pence each at a price of 1227.2253 pence per share through Barclays Capital Securities Limited.
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Compass Group PLC intends to hold the purchased ordinary shares in treasury.
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Following the above transaction, Compass Group PLC holds 12,513,195 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 1,644,264,187 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).
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Enquiries:
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For further information, contact:
M J White, General Counsel & Company Secretary
J Besley, Treasurer
Tel: +44 (0)1932 573000
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