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LEI: 2138008M6MH9OZ6U2T68
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NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM
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Compass Group PLC (the "Company") announces the following changes in the interest of a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR") in ordinary shares of 11 1/20 pence each in the share capital of the Company ("Shares").
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Restricted Share Award (RSA) release:
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Following satisfaction of the associated performance conditions, 10,579 RSA Shares were released to Venkatesh Shantaram, a PDMR and issued on 10 May 2018.
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4,964 Shares were subsequently sold to cover resultant tax and social security liabilities, with a balance of 5,615 Shares being retained by Mr Shantaram.
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Following this transaction Mr Shantaram has a shareholding of 5,615 Shares equating to 0.0004 percent of the issued share capital (excluding treasury shares).
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The following notification has been made to the Financial Conduct Authority in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation in respect of the above:
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NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM |
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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a) |
Name |
Venkatesh Shantaram |
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Reason for the notification |
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Position/status |
�PDMR |
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b) |
Initial notification/ |
Initial notification |
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a) |
Name |
Compass Group PLC |
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b) |
LEI |
2138008M6MH9OZ6U2T68 |
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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 |
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a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code |
Ordinary Shares of 11 1/20 pence each in Compass�Group�PLC ("Shares") � GB00BD6K4575 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Release of a Restricted Share Award on 10 May 2018 and subsequent sale for tax and social security purposes |
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Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) |
Aggregated information Aggregated volume
Price
Total |
4,964
£15.16
£75,254.24 |
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Date of the transaction |
10 May 2018 |
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Place of the transaction |
1) Outside a trading venue (award release) 2) London Stock Exchange, Main Market - XLON (sale) |
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Enquiries:
Compass Group PLC
+44 (0)1932 573000
Investors/Analysts: Mark J White, General Counsel & Company Secretary
Note to Editors: Compass Group PLC is the world's leading food service company, which generated annual revenues of £22.6 billion in the year to 30 September 2017. It operates in around 50 countries, employs over 550,000 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.