27th Oct 2006 15:24
Compass Group PLC27 October 2006 Compass Group PLC Employee Benefit Trust Ogier Employee Benefit Trustee Limited, as Trustee of the Compass Group EmployeeTrust No 2 (the Trust) has today notified Compass Group PLC (the Company) thaton 27 October 2006 it sold a total of 124,821 ordinary 10p shares in the Company(Shares) on behalf of participants in the Share Bonus Matching plan at a priceof 282.45p per Share. The transaction related to former employees of theCompany, The Trust is a discretionary trust of which all employees and former employeesof the Company and its subsidiaries are potential beneficiaries. ExecutiveDirectors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities are thereforedeemed to have an interest in the Shares held by the Trust. Following the transaction, the Trust holds a total of 629,179 Shares,representing 0.03% of the Company's issued share capital. Enquiries:Tim Mason, Company Secretary +44 (0)1932 573000 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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