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Compass Group PLC 17 November 2004 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) NAME OF COMPANY COMPASS GROUP PLC 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC AND ITS AFFILIATES 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or 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 ATTACHED 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them. SEE LETTER ATTACHED 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired. N/A 6) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) N/A 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed 8) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the 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 16 NOVEMBER 2004 11) Date company informed 17 NOVEMBER 2004 12) Total holding following this notification 87,007,751 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any treasury shares held by the company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 4.0368% 14) Any additional information SEE LETTER ATTACHED 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries ANDREW V DERHAM TEL: 01932 573159 16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Date of Notification ........... 17 NOVEMBER 2004 ............. LETTER TO: COMPASS GROUP PLC DATED: 16 NOVEMBER 2004 S.198 COMPANIES ACT - DISCLOSURE OF SHARE INTERESTS We are acting on behalf of Franklin Resources, Inc. and its affiliates, which includes Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC and Templeton Worldwide, Inc. and its affiliates. Franklin Resources, Inc., a diversified financial services company, and its affiliates perform investment management, advisory and related services for clients on a global basis. We wish to advise you of interests in the share capital of your Company under management of Franklin Resources, Inc. and its affiliates on behalf of clients, as detailed in the attached schedule. LETTER FROM: FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC. SCHEDULE COMPASS GROUP PLC Outstanding Shares 2,155,345,032 Registered Holder No. of Shares % of Class Bank of New York, London 3,430,540 0.1592% JP Morgan/Chase Nominees Ltd 48,114,495 2.2323% Citibank Nominees Ltd. 1,980,358 0.0919% Clydesdale Bank PLC 1,792,220 0.0832% HSBC 1,358,780 0.0630% London Mellon Bank NA 8,423,052 0.3908% London Northern Trust Company 4,801,470 0.2228% Royal Trust Corp of Canada, London 1,646,780 0.0764% State Street Nominees Limited 15,460,056 0.7173% TOTAL 87,007,751 4.0368% This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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