22nd Aug 2006 16:30
Compass Group PLC22 August 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) NAME OF LISTED COMPANY COMPASS GROUP PLC 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST HARRIS ASSOCIATES L.P. 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the holding of the shareholder named in 2 above; 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 listed 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 listed 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 ON & BEFORE 18 AUGUST 2006 11) Date listed company informed 22 AUGUST 2006 12) Total holding following this notification 64,071,900 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 3.01% 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 duly authorised officer of the listed company responsible for making this notification ANDREW V DERHAM Date of Notification .......... 22 AUGUST 2006 Letter to: COMPASS GROUP PLCDated: 21 August 2006 We are writing to notify you pursuant to the Disclosure of Interests in Shares(Amendment) Regulations 1993 (SI 1993 No. 1819) of our interest in investmentholdings in the ordinary share capital of Compass Group plc. Following thepurchase of 621,000 shares on August 18, 2006, accounts managed by HarrisAssociates L.P. became the beneficial owners of 64,071,900 shares of CompassGroup plc. This represents 3.01% of the company and an increase above the 3%substantial shareholder threshold. Percentages are based on 2,126,000,000 outstanding shares. All holdings ofCompass Group plc are for investment purposes only. Letter from: Sarah E. Grimm Senior Paralegal Harris Associates L.P. Tel: (312) 621-0628 [email protected]. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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