Compass Group PLC - Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:8213L
Compass Group PLC
15 January 2008

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:

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):

10/01/2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

15/01/2008

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

5%

8. Notified Details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible use Situation previous to the triggering
ISIN CODE transaction
Number of shares Number of voting rights

GB0005331532 N/A N/A

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Class/type of shares Number of Number of voting % of voting
shares rights rights
if possible use ISIN
CODE
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect

GB0005331532 95,869,150 N/A 95,869,150 N/A 5.09

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

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

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights % of voting rights

95,869,150 5.09%

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 95,869,150 (5.09%)

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:

N/A

14. Contact name:

15. Contact telephone number:

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.

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