Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 4732E
Compass Group PLC
21 December 2009
 



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 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 if different):

17/12/2009


6. Date on which issuer notified:

18/12/2009


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

L&G (from 5% to 4%)

  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 

Ordinary 10p

111,175,233

(As on 03/06/2008)

111,175,233




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

Ordinary 10p

91,361,809

91,361,809


4.91%



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









Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

of voting rights

91,361,809

4.91%


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


Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) ( 106,064,821 -5.70%= Total Position) 

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) 

 ( 106,064,821 -5.70%= Total Position)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) 

( 106,064,821 -5.70%= Total Position)

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) ( 91,361,809 -4.91%= LGAS, LGPL & PMC)


Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited 

(Direct) (LGIMHD) ( 65,134,350 3.50%= PMC)  

Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH) 


Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) 

( 65,134,350 3.50%= PMC)  

Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) 


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 1,858,128,288.


14. Contact name:

  Mark White

  General Counsel and Company Secretary

  Compass Group PLC


15. Contact telephone number:

 +44 1932 573000





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