Holding(s) in Company
Compass Group PLC
04 November 2005
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1) NAME OF COMPANY
COMPASS GROUP PLC
2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST
BARCLAYS PLC
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
listed 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
listed 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 1 NOVEMBER 2005
11) Date company informed
4 NOVEMBER 2005
12) Total holding following this notification
80,968,496
13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
(any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken
into account when calculating percentage)
3.756%
14) Any additional information
SEE LETTER BELOW
15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries
TIM MASON
TEL: 01932 573000
16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification
TIM MASON
COMPANY SECRETARY
Date of Notification 4 NOVEMBER 2005
To Compass Group PLC dated 2 November 2005
Companies Act 1985 ('The Act') - Part VI
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I hereby inform you that as at 1 November 2005 Barclays PLC, through the legal
entities listed on the schedule below, has a notifiable interest in the
capital of your Company of 3.76%.
Details of this interest, together with a breakdown between registered holders
(as required by Section 202(3) of the Act), are below.
The issued capital of 2,155,661,135 is the latest figure available to us.
From Barclays
LEGAL ENTITY REPORT
COMPASS GROUP SEDOL : 0533153
As at 01 November 2005 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed below,
had a notifiable interest in 80,968,496 ORD GBP0.10 representing 3.76% of the
issued share capital of 2,155,661,135 units
Legal Entity Holding Percentage Held
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Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd 97,336 .0045
Barclays Global Investors, N.A. 29,824,214 1.3835
Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd 214,095 .0099
Barclays Private Bank Ltd 6,256 .0003
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd 4,893,688 .2270
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd 2,936,410 .1362
Barclays Global Investors, Ltd 26,780,965 1.2424
Gerrard Ltd 6,672,244 .3095
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd 1,358 .0001
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking 2,477,156 .1149
Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd 1,327,023 .0616
Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd 101,940 .0047
Barclays Global Fund Advisors 5,631,658 .2612
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd 4,153 .0002
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Group Holding 86,242,431 3.7560
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REGISTERED HOLDERS REPORT
COMPASS GROUP SEDOL: 0533153
As at 01 November 2005 Barclays PLC, through the registered holders listed
below, had a notifiable interest in 80,968,496 ORD GBP0.10 representing 3.76% of
the issued share capital of 2,155,661,135 units
Registered Holder Account Designation Holding
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BANK OF NEW YORK 157,995
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMI 4,893,688
Barclays Global Investors Canada 101,940
Barclays Trust Co & Others 24,793
BARCLAYS TRUST CO AS EXEC/ADM 59
Barclays Trust Co DMC69 28,000
Barclays Trust Co E99 653
Barclays Trust Co R69 43,831
BNP PARIBAS 230,003
CHASE NOMINEES LTD 16376 1,171,053
CHASE NOMINEES LTD 20947 3,766,452
CHASE NOMINEES LTD 28270 811,742
CIBC MELLON GLOBAL SECURITIES 136,933
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 01201471 1,358
Gerrard Nominees Limited ER1 60,821
Greig Middleton Nominees Limit GM1 808,195
Greig Middleton Nominees Ltd GM3 122,244
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 4,755,835
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 405,772
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 409,310
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 60,741
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 1,138,584
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 387,143
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 21,138
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 6,825,604
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 11,000,441
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 117,833
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 2,395,292
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 2,688,015
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 23,096
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 51,441
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 222,340
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 596,312
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16331 603,187
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16338 127,446
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16341 1,085,220
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16342 272,907
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16400 21,745,183
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 17011 35,908
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 18408 98,277
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 318,182
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 1,008,841
JPMorgan Chase Bank 144,598
JPMorgan Chase Bank 20,792
JPMorgan Chase Bank 17,444
JPMorgan Chase Bank 60,042
JPMorgan Chase Bank 303,696
JPMorgan Chase Bank 288,295
JPMorgan Chase Bank 1,153,690
JPMorgan Chase Bank 317,703
JPMorgan Chase Bank 228,920
JPMorgan Chase Bank 85,287
JPMorgan Chase Bank 22,079
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 66,313
Mellon Trust - US CUSTODIAN/ 328,700
Mellon Trust - US CUSTODIAN/ 165,970
MELLON TRUST OF NEW ENGLAND 387,266
Mitsui Asset 26,556
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 442,409
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 508,415
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 112,633
R C Greig Nominees Limited RCI 3,461,205
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AKI 1,173,562
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BLI 467,140
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CMI 113,376
R C Greig Nominees Limited GPI GPI 321,192
R C Greig Nominees Limited SAI SAI 144,509
Reflex Nominees Limited 1,538
Reflex Nominees Limited 2,615
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST - WI 142,126
STATE STREET BOSTON 1,303,527
STATE STREET TRUST OF CANADA 155,423
The Northern Trust Company - U 219,262
Trust & Custody Services Bank 22,149
ZEBAN NOMINEES LIMITED 6,256
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Total 80,968,496
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