Compass Group PLC — Major Shareholding Notification 2013

Feb 8, 2013

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RNS Number : 5397X

Compass Group PLC

08 February 2013

Compass Group PLC

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting 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 the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (     )

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments:  ( X)

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (X)

Other (please specify) : (     )

……………

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

BlackRock, Inc.

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) :

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

13/12/2012

6. Date on which issuer notified:

07/02/2013

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Holding has gone below 10%

8. Notified Details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible use ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting rights
GB0005331532	182,644,993	182,644,993

	Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Class/type of shares  if possible use ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
		Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB0005331532	N/A	N/A	181,766,878	N/A	9.88%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/ converted)	% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/ converted)	% of voting rights
CFD	N/A	N/A	2,084,559	0.11%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
183,851,437	9.99%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable :

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 183,851,437 (9.99%)

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:

……………..

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

……………..

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

……………..

13. Additional information:

……………..

14. Contact name:

Mark White

General Counsel and Company Secretary

Compass Group PLC

15. Contact telephone number:

+44 1932 573000

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