23rd May 2006 18:28
Compass Group PLC23 May 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) NAME OF LISTED COMPANY COMPASS GROUP PLC 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST BARCLAYS PLC 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 OR BEFORE 17 MAY 2006 11) Date listed company informed 23 MAY 2006 12) Total holding following this notification 64,702,068 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) 3.00% 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 ......... 23 MAY 2006 LETTER TO: Compass Group PLC DATED: 18 May 2006 Companies Act 1985 ("The Act") - Part VI I hereby inform you that as at 17 May 2006 Barclays PLC, through the legalentities listed on the schedule below, has a notifiable interest in thecapital of your Company of 3.00%. 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 2,155,689,203 is the latest figure available to us. FROM: Barclays LEGAL ENTITY REPORT COMPASS GROUP SEDOL : 0533153 As at 17 May 2006 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed below, had a notifiable interest in 64,702,068 ORD GBP0.10 representing 3.00% of the issued share capital of 2,155,689,203 units Legal Entity Holding Percentage Held Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd 214,138 .0099Gerrard Ltd 5,276,149 .2448Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd 1,358 .0001Barclays Global Investors, N.A. 16,137,185 .7486Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd 199,485 .0093Barclays Private Bank Ltd 35,115 .0016Barclays Global Fund Advisors 7,016,450 .3255Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & 2,464,697 .1143Barclays Capital Securities Ltd 7,739,665 .3590Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd 153,751 .0071Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd 104,556 .0049Barclays Capital Inc 1,218,653 .0565Barclays Global Investors Ltd 21,251,619 .9858Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd 4,153 .0002Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd 2,885,094 .1338 Group Holding 64,702,068 3.0014 REGISTERED HOLDERS REPORT COMPASS GROUP SEDOL: 0533153 As at 17 May 2006 Barclays PLC, through the registered holders listed below, had a notifiable interest in 64,702,068 ORD GBP0.10 representing 3.00% of the issued share capital of 2,155,689,203 units Registered Holder Account Designation Holding BANK OF IRELAND 426353 799,592BANK OF NEW YORK 154,462BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED 4,384,974BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED 3,201,577BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED 1,065,539Barclays Capital Securities Ltd. 153,114Barclays Capital Securities Ltd. 153,114Barclays Global Investors Canada 153,751Barclays Trust Co & Others 27,729BARCLAYS TRUST CO AS EXEC/ADM C 000000000000000000 3,650Barclays Trust Co DMC69 C 000000000000000000 28,000Barclays Trust Co R69 C 000000000000000000 45,177CHASE NOMINEES LTD 16376 1,073,192CHASE NOMINEES LTD 28270 684,464Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 00120147102 1,358Gerrard Nominees Limited 605704 1,000 Gerrard Nominees Limited 610720 850Gerrard Nominees Limited 611717 3,561Gerrard Nominees Limited 643975 1,811Gerrard Nominees Limited 659481 1,500Gerrard Nominees Limited 659645 2,632Gerrard Nominees Limited 660574 800Gerrard Nominees Limited 660758 12,000Gerrard Nominees Limited 768557 5,000Gerrard Nominees Limited 770101 6,000Gerrard Nominees Limited 774160 1,400 Greig Middleton Nominees Limited (GM1) 838,996 Greig Middleton Nominees Ltd (GM3) 220805DN 122,244INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 669,900INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 267,977INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 2,267,236INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 378,676INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 130,858INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 5,810,911INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 474,898INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 60,741INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 201,598INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 11,158,092INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 5,687INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 21,138INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 34,670JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16331 569,398JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16338 129,293JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16341 1,193,124JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16342 272,907JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16400 19,280,558JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 17011 35,908JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 18408 98,277 JPMorgan Chase Bank 22,276JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 199,485JPMorgan Chase Bank 312,555JPMorgan Chase Bank 1,187,276JPMorgan Chase Bank 233,440JPMorgan Chase Bank 132,534JPMorgan Chase Bank 110,219JPMorgan Chase Bank 17,444JPMorgan Chase Bank 293,328JPMorgan Chase Bank 228,314JPMorgan Chase Bank 22,079JPMorgan Chase Bank 60,042JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 69,534Mellon Trust - US CUSTODIAN/ 160,607Mitsui Asset 35,309R C Greig Nominees Limited 2,704,150R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1 727,414R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1 379,885R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1 RES 665R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1 83,422R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1 250,040R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1 132,779Reflex Nominees Limited 1,538Reflex Nominees Limited 2,615STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO 165,800STATE STREET BOSTON 1,120,850Trust & Custody Services Bank 1,963Trust & Custody Services Bank 22,056ZEBAN NOMINEES LIMITED 35,115 Total 64,702,068 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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