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Compass Group PLC 21 November 2002 DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS 1) NAME OF COMPANY COMPASS GROUP PLC 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES, INC. 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) ( N/A %) of issued Class 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed N/A 8) ( N/A %) of issued Class 9) Class of security ORDINARY SHARES OF 10 PENCE EACH 10) Date of transaction ON OR BEFORE 19 NOVEMBER 2002 11) Date company informed 20 NOVEMBER 2002 12) Total holding following this notification 89,118,387 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.99% 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 21 NOVEMBER 2002 Letter to Compass Group Plc dated 19 November 2002 SECTION 198 NOTIFICATION Notification of Increase This Notice is given by The Capital Group Companies, Inc. on behalf of its affiliates, including Capital Research and Management Company, Capital International, Inc., Capital International S.A., Capital International Limited, and Capital Guardian Trust Company, pursuant to Section 198 of the Companies Act 1985. The interest in the relevant share capital indicated below arises by virtue of holdings attributed to the Companies (see Schedule A). These holdings form part of funds managed on behalf of investment clients by the Companies. Share capital to which this relates: Ordinary Shares (2,232,125,364 shares outstanding) Number of shares in which the Companies have an interest: 89,118,387 Name(s) of registered holder(s): See Schedule B As of 19 November 2002 Compass Group plc Number of Percent of Shares Outstanding The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ('CG') holdings 89,118,387 3.99% Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds: * Capital Guardian Trust Company 40,163,952.00 1.80% * Capital International Limited 33,018,757.00 1.48% * Capital International S.A. 9,851,634.00 0.44% * Capital International, Inc. 1,922,084.00 0.09% * Capital Research and Management Company 4,161,960.00 0.19% Schedule A Schedule of holdings in Compass Group plc As of 19 November 2002 Capital Guardian Trust Company Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 5,522,978 Bank of New York Nominees 1,180,367 Chase Nominees Limited 15,781,707 BT Globenet Nominees Ltd. 533,071 Midland Bank plc 7,988,258 Deutsche Bank Mannheim 6,200 Bankers Trust 1,344,900 Barclays Bank 673,400 Citibank London 635,421 Nortrust Nominees 5,574,227 Royal Bank of Scotland 14,700 MSS Nominees Limited 109,500 RBSTB Nominees Ltd. 21,400 Citibank NA 23,900 Deutsche Bank AG 10,300 HSBC Bank plc 13,400 ROY Nominees Limited 170,100 Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited 560,123 TOTAL 40,163,952 Schedule B Capital International Limited Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 536,671 Bank of New York Nominees 7,495,491 Northern Trust 391,400 Chase Nominees Limited 8,069,394 Midland Bank plc 239,578 Bankers Trust 4,796,766 Barclays Bank 232,865 Citibank London 251,247 Morgan Guaranty 700,662 Nortrust Nominees 4,617,762 Royal Bank of Scotland 37,452 MSS Nominees Limited 122,600 State Street Bank & Trust Co. 603,700 Lloyds Bank 74,261 Citibank NA 107,844 Deutsche Bank AG 1,449,068 HSBC Bank plc 1,865,800 Mellon Bank N.A. 361,462 Northern Trust AVFC 235,200 KAS UK 44,436 Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited 243,000 Bank One London 423,498 Clydesdale Bank plc 118,600 TOTAL 33,018,757 Schedule B Capital International S.A. Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 41,300 Bank of New York Nominees 299,963 Chase Nominees Limited 2,819,602 Credit Suisse London Branch 74,000 Midland Bank plc 843,658 Barclays Bank 767,509 Citibank London 26,000 Brown Bros. 74,000 Nortrust Nominees 38,590 Morgan Stanley 44,125 Royal Bank of Scotland 2,154,386 MSS Nominees Limited 45,300 J.P. Morgan 1,138,268 State Street Bank & Trust Co. 25,000 National Westminster Bank 201,300 Lloyds Bank 84,587 Vidacos Nominees Ltd. 300,453 RBSTB Nominees Ltd. 42,500 Citibank NA 33,697 Deutsche Bank AG 362,696 HSBC Bank plc 434,700 TOTAL 9,851,634 Schedule B Capital International Inc. Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 962,550 Bank of New York Nominees 43,200 Chase Nominees Limited 58,000 Midland Bank plc 148,894 Citibank London 5,600 Nortrust Nominees 281,301 Royal Bank of Scotland 219,916 State Street Bank & Trust Co. 92,700 RBSTB Nominees Ltd. 46,023 Deutsche Bank AG 17,400 HSBC Bank plc 46,500 TOTAL 1,922,084 Schedule B Capital Research and Management Company Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 717,360 Chase Nominees Limited 3,444,600 TOTAL 4,161,960 Schedule B This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange END HOLPUGBCGUPPGCG
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