UPDATE 1-Caterer Compass hands back 1 bln stg to shareholders
May 14, 2014 at 03:15 AM EDT
LONDON, May 14 (Reuters) - Compass, the world's biggest catering firm, said it would return 1 billion pounds ($1.68 billion) to shareholders through a special dividend as strong business wins in North America helped push first-half profit up 5.7 percent.