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Compass Group PLC04 April 2008 Compass Group PLC TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached: Compass Group PLC 2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X ) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( ) An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( ) Other (please specify) : ( ) 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation: Templeton Global Advisors Limited 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) : Bank of New York Citibank NA London Euroclear Bruxelles HSBC Bank Plc Morgan Stanley JP Morgan Chase Bank Mellon Bank Merrill Lynch Int'l Ltd Royal Trust Corp of Canada State Street Bank 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached ifdifferent): 1 April 2008 6. Date on which issuer notified: 4 April 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Below 5% 8. Notified Details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible use Situation previous to the triggeringISIN CODE transaction Number of shares Number of voting rights GB0005331532 112,162,888 112,162,888 Resulting situation after the triggering transactionClass/type of shares Number of Number of voting % of voting rights shares rightsif possible use ISINCODE Direct Indirect Direct Indirect GB0005331532 < 5% < 5% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ No. of voting rights that may be % offinancial date conversion acquired (if the instrument votinginstrument period/date exercised/ converted) rights Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights Not disclosed Less than 5% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable :N/A Proxy Voting: 10. Name of proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A 13. Additional information: N/A 14. Contact name: 15. Contact telephone number: For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. Compass Group PLC TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached: Compass Group PLC 2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X ) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( ) An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( ) Other (please specify) : ( ) 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation: Templeton Growth Fund, Inc 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) : JP Morgan Chase Bank 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached ifdifferent): 18 March 2008 6. Date on which issuer notified: 4 April 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Below 3% 8. Notified Details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible use Situation previous to the triggeringISIN CODE transaction Number of shares Number of voting rights GB0005331532 68,389,574 68,389,574 Resulting situation after the triggering transactionClass/type of shares Number of Number of voting % of voting rights shares rightsif possible use ISINCODE Direct Indirect Direct Indirect GB0005331532 < 3% < 3% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ No. of voting rights that may be % offinancial date conversion acquired (if the instrument votinginstrument period/date exercised/ converted) rights Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights Not disclosed Less than 3% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable : N/A Proxy Voting: 10. Name of proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A 13. Additional information: N/A 14. Contact name: 15. Contact telephone number: For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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