26th Nov 2007 18:25
Compass Group PLC26 November 2007 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: Legal & General Group Plc (L&G) 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) : Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached ifdifferent): 22/11/2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 26/11/2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: From 5% - 6% (L&G) 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 101,352,017 101,352,017 Resulting situation after the triggering transactionClass/type of shares Number of Number of voting rights % of voting shares rightsif possible use ISINCODE Direct Indirect Direct Indirect GB0005331532 114,001,536 114,001,536 6.00% 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 114,001,536 6.00% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable : Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect)(Group) (126,516,159 - 6.66% = Total Position) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings)Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) (126,516,159 -6.66% = Total Position) Legal & General Investment Management Limited(Indirect) (LGIM) (126,516,159 - 6.66% = TotalPosition) Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (114,001,536 - 6.00 % = LGAS, LGPL & PMC) Legal & General Investment Management Legal & General Insurance Holdings(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) Limited (Direct) (LGIH)(71,937,784 - 3.79 % = PMC) Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Legal & General Assurance SocietyManagement) Limited (PMC) (71,937,784 - Limited (LGAS & LGPL)3.79 % = PMC) Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) 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: Notification using the total voting rights figure of 1,898,024,064 14. Contact name: Helen Lewis 15. Contact telephone number: 020 3124 3851 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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