Holding(s) in Company
Compass Group PLC
9 December 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 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 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 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 8 DECEMBER 2004
11) Date company informed
9 DECEMBER 2004
12) Total holding following this notification
107,848,144
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)
5.0038%
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 authorised company official responsible for
making this notification
Date of Notification ...........8 DECEMBER 2004.............
LETTER TO: COMPASS GROUP PLC
DATED: 8 DECEMBER 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 schedule below.
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 3,567,670 0.1655%
Bank of New York Europe, London 17,450 0.0008%
JP Morgan/Chase Nominees Ltd 59,782,224 2.7737%
Citibank Nominees Ltd. 2,819,913 0.1308%
Clydesdale Bank PLC 1,792,220 0.0832%
Euroclear Bruxelles Bic Mgt 3,000 0.0001%
HSBC 2,150,860 0.0998%
London
Mellon Bank NA 9,131,376 0.4237%
London
Northern Trust Company 5,864,691 0.2721%
Royal Trust Corp of Canada, London 3,447,517 0.1600%
State Street Nominees Limited 19,271,223 0.8941%
TOTAL 107,848,144 5.0038%
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