LEI: 2138008M6MH9OZ6U2T68
NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM
COMPASS GROUP PLC: DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDINGS
Compass Group PLC (the "Company") announces the following changes in the interests of Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR") in ordinary shares of 11 1/20 pence each in the share capital of the Company ("Shares").
Long-Term Incentive Plan 2019-20 Award
On 27 November 2019, an award was made under The Compass Group PLC Long Term Incentive Plan 2018 ("LTIP 2018") to the Directors and PDMRs detailed below:
| Name | Director/PDMR | Number of Shares Under Conditional Award |
| Dominic Blakemore | Director | 152,700 |
| Gary Green | Director | 146,385 |
| Karen Witts | Director | 86,135 |
| James Meaney | PDMR | 18,775 |
| Robin Mills | PDMR | 32,105 |
| Sandra Moura | PDMR | 20,225 |
| Venkatesh Shantaram | PDMR | 26,845 |
| Sapna Sood | PDMR | 22,185 |
| Mark van Dyck | PDMR | 36,705 |
| Alison Yapp | PDMR | 23,295 |
The number of Shares shown is the maximum available if the corporate performance conditions for the period, which commenced on 1 October 2019 and ends on 30 September 2022, are satisfied in full. There will be no retesting of the award.
Under the Plan rules, participants may become entitled to Shares if the Company satisfies stringent corporate performance targets based upon Return on Capital Employed (ROCE), Adjusted Free Cash Flow (AFCF) and Total Shareholder Return relative to companies in the FTSE 100 index (excluding its financial services constituents). The corporate performance targets are weighted as follows: ROCE: 40%, AFCF: 40%, TSR: 20%.
Company Directors Blakemore, Green and Witts are required, subject to the LTIP 2018 rules, to hold any Shares arising from the vesting of this award for a period of two years from any such vesting.
The following notifications have been made to the Financial Conduct Authority in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation in respect of the above:
| NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Dominic Blakemore | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | Executive Director | ||||
| b) | Initial notification/ | Initial notification | ||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
| a) | Name | Compass Group PLC | ||||
| b) | LEI | 2138008M6MH9OZ6U2T68 | ||||
| 4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary Shares of 11 1/20 pence each in Compass Group PLC
GB00BD6K4575 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Long Term Incentive Plan award | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
| d) | Aggregated information -Aggregated volume -Price |
152,700 GBP 0.00 | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 27 November 2019 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
| NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Gary Green | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | Executive Director | ||||
| b) | Initial notification/ | Initial notification | ||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
| a) | Name | Compass Group PLC | ||||
| b) | LEI | 2138008M6MH9OZ6U2T68 | ||||
| 4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary Shares of 11 1/20 pence each in Compass Group PLC
GB00BD6K4575 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Long Term Incentive Plan award | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
| d) | Aggregated information -Aggregated volume -Price |
146,385 GBP 0.00 | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 27 November 2019 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
| NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Karen Witts | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | Executive Director | ||||
| b) | Initial notification/ | Initial notification | ||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
| a) | Name | Compass Group PLC | ||||
| b) | LEI | 2138008M6MH9OZ6U2T68 | ||||
| 4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary Shares of 11 1/20 pence each in Compass Group PLC
GB00BD6K4575 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Long Term Incentive Plan award | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
| d) | Aggregated information -Aggregated volume -Price |
86,135 GBP 0.00 | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 27 November 2019 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
| NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | James Meaney | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | PDMR | ||||
| b) | Initial notification/ | Initial notification | ||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
| a) | Name | Compass Group PLC | ||||
| b) | LEI | 2138008M6MH9OZ6U2T68 | ||||
| 4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary Shares of 11 1/20 pence each in Compass Group PLC
GB00BD6K4575 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Long Term Incentive Plan award | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
| d) | Aggregated information -Aggregated volume -Price |
18,775 GBP 0.00 | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 27 November 2019 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
| NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Robin Mills | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | PDMR | ||||
| b) | Initial notification/ | Initial notification | ||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
| a) | Name | Compass Group PLC | ||||
| b) | LEI | 2138008M6MH9OZ6U2T68 | ||||
| 4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary Shares of 11 1/20 pence each in Compass Group PLC
GB00BD6K4575 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Long Term Incentive Plan award | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
| d) | Aggregated information -Aggregated volume -Price |
32,105 GBP 0.00 | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 27 November 2019 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
| NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Sandra Moura | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | PDMR | ||||
| b) | Initial notification/ | Initial notification | ||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
| a) | Name | Compass Group PLC | ||||
| b) | LEI | 2138008M6MH9OZ6U2T68 | ||||
| 4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary Shares of 11 1/20 pence each in Compass Group PLC
GB00BD6K4575 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Long Term Incentive Plan award | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
| d) | Aggregated information -Aggregated volume -Price |
20,225 GBP 0.00 | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 27 November 2019 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
| NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Venkatesh Shantaram | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | PDMR | ||||
| b) | Initial notification/ | Initial notification | ||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
| a) | Name | Compass Group PLC | ||||
| b) | LEI | 2138008M6MH9OZ6U2T68 | ||||
| 4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary Shares of 11 1/20 pence each in Compass Group PLC
GB00BD6K4575 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Long Term Incentive Plan award | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
| d) | Aggregated information -Aggregated volume -Price |
26,845 GBP 0.00 | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 27 November 2019 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
| NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Sapna Sood | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | PDMR | ||||
| b) | Initial notification/ | Initial notification | ||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
| a) | Name | Compass Group PLC | ||||
| b) | LEI | 2138008M6MH9OZ6U2T68 | ||||
| 4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary Shares of 11 1/20 pence each in Compass Group PLC
GB00BD6K4575 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Long Term Incentive Plan award | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
| d) | Aggregated information -Aggregated volume -Price |
22,185 GBP 0.00 | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 27 November 2019 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
| NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Mark van Dyck | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | PDMR | ||||
| b) | Initial notification/ | Initial notification | ||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
| a) | Name | Compass Group PLC | ||||
| b) | LEI | 2138008M6MH9OZ6U2T68 | ||||
| 4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary Shares of 11 1/20 pence each in Compass Group PLC
GB00BD6K4575 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Long Term Incentive Plan award | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
| d) | Aggregated information -Aggregated volume -Price |
36,705 GBP 0.00 | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 27 November 2019 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
| NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Alison Yapp | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | PDMR | ||||
| b) | Initial notification/ | Initial notification | ||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
| a) | Name | Compass Group PLC | ||||
| b) | LEI | 2138008M6MH9OZ6U2T68 | ||||
| 4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary Shares of 11 1/20 pence each in Compass Group PLC
GB00BD6K4575 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Long Term Incentive Plan award | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
| d) | Aggregated information -Aggregated volume -Price |
23,295 GBP 0.00 | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 27 November 2019 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
ENDS
Enquiries:
Compass Group PLC
+44 (0)1932 573000
Investors/Analysts: Alison Yapp, Group General Counsel & Company Secretary
Kate Postans, Interim Investor Relations and Corporate Affairs Director
Note to Editors: Compass Group PLC is the world's leading food service company, which generated annual revenues of £25.2 billion in the year to 30 September 2019. It operates in around 45 countries, employs and engages around 600,000 people and serves over 5.5 billion meals a year. The Company specialises in providing food and a range of support services across the core sectors of Business & Industry, Healthcare & Seniors, Education, Sports & Leisure and Defence, Offshore & Remote, with an established brand portfolio.