21st Feb 2008 18:00
Compass Group PLC21 February 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 YorkCitibank NA LondonEuroclear BruxellesHSBC Bank PlcJP Morgan Chase BankMellon BankMerrill Lynch Int'l LtdRoyal Trust Corp of CanadaState Street Bank 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached ifdifferent): 18 February 2008 6. Date on which issuer notified: 21 February 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Under 6% 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 114,819,428 114,819,428 Resulting situation after the triggering transactionClass/type of shares Number of Number of voting % of voting shares rights rightsif possible use ISINCODE Direct Indirect Direct Indirect GB0005331532 112,162,888 N/A 112,162,888 N/A 5.99% 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 112,162,888 5.99% 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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