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Compass Group PLC01 December 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) NAME OF LISTED COMPANY COMPASS GROUP PLC 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER WITH A MAJOR INTEREST BARCLAYS PLC 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 SEE LETTER BELOW 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them. SEE LETTER BELOW 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired. N/A 6) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) N/A 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed N/A 8) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) N/A 9) Class of security ORDINARY SHARES OF 10 PENCE EACH 10) Date of transaction 28 NOVEMBER 2006 11) Date company informed 1 DECEMBER 2006 12) Total holding following this notification 63,159,009 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any treasury shares held by the company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 3.05% 14) Any additional information SEE LETTER BELOW 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries ANDREW V DERHAM TEL: 01932 573159 16) Name and signature of authorised officer of the listed company responsible for making this notification ANDREW V DERHAM Date of Notification 1 DECEMBER 2006 LETTER TO: Compass Group PLC DATED: 30 November 2006 Companies Act 1985 ("The Act") - Part VI I hereby inform you that as at 28 November 06 Barclays PLC, through the legalentities listed on the schedule below, has a notifiable interest in thecapital of your Company of 3.03%. Details of this interest, together with a breakdown between registered holders(as required by Section 202(3) of the Act), are below. The issued capital of 2,087,867,023 is the latest figure available to us. FROM: Geoff Smith Barclays PLC LEGAL ENTITY REPORT COMPASS GROUP SEDOL: 0533153 As at 28 November 2006 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed below,had a notifiable interest in 63,159,009 ORD GBP0.10 representing 3.03% of theissued share capital of 2,087,867,023 units. Legal Entity Holding Percentage Held Barclays Global Investors Ltd 18,231,904 .8732Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd 2,835,874 .1358Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd 4,153 .0002Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd 1,358 .0001Barclays Global Fund Advisors 7,925,735 .3796Barclays Global Investors Australis Ltd 186,543 .0089Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd 94,939 .0045Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd 164,148 .0079Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd 212,384 .0102Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking 2,452,431 .1175Barclays Private Bank Ltd 9,000 .0004Barclays Capital Inc 685,000 .0328Gerrard Ltd 4,735,535 .2268Barclays Capital Securities Ltd 11,004,446 .5271Barclays Global Investors N.A. 14,615,559 .7000 Group Holding 63,159,009 3.0250 REGISTERED HOLDERS REPORT COMPASS GROUP SEDOL: 0533153 As at 28 November 2006 Barclays PLC, through the registered holders listed below,had a notifiable interest in 63,159,009 ORD GBP0.10 representing 3.03% of theissued share capital of 2,087,867,023 units. Registered Holder Account Designation Holding BANK OF IRELAND 426353 1,284,666BANK OF NEW YORK 152,992Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd. 685,000Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd. 10,502,027Barclays Global Investors Canada 164,148Barclays Trust Co & Others 22,785Barclays Trust Co DMC69 28,000Barclays Trust Co R69 44,154CHASE NOMINEES LTD 16376 1,076,154CHASE NOMINEES LTD 28270 714,849Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 00120147102 1,358Durlacher Nominees Limited 502,419Gerrard Nominees Limited 602394 1,700 Gerrard Nominees Limited 605704 1,000Gerrard Nominees Limited 608300 1,900Gerrard Nominees Limited 611717 3,561Gerrard Nominees Limited 643975 1,811Gerrard Nominees Limited 659645 2,632Gerrard Nominees Limited 660574 800Gerrard Nominees Limited 660758 12,000Gerrard Nominees Limited 768557 19,500Gerrard Nominees Limited 774160 1,400 Greig Middleton Nominees Limited (GM1) 832,139 Greig Middleton Nominees Ltd (GM3) 220805DN 122,244INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 7,925,735INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 13,297,292JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16331 523,947JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16338 123,758JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16341 1,158,289JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16342 277,843JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16400 15,705,641JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 17011 37,188JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 18408 165,443 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 70,552JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 186,543JPMorgan Chase Bank 2,452,431JPMorgan Chase Bank 143,335Mellon Trust - US CUSTODIAN/ 75,602Mitsui Asset 38,232R C Greig Nominees Limited 2,487,510R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1 213,518R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1 132,760R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1 544,728R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1 291,104R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1 RES 665R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1 64,563Reflex Nominees Limited 4,153STATE STREET BOSTON 1,019,121Trust & Custody Services Bank 30,817ZEBAN NOMINEES LIMITED 9,000 Total 63,159,009 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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