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Compass Group PLC 25 March 2003 DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS 1) NAME OF COMPANY COMPASS GROUP PLC 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST THE CAPITAL GROUP OF 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 20 MARCH 2003 11) Date company informed 24 MARCH 2003 12) Total holding following this notification 66,503,262 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 2.99% 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 ..... 25 MARCH 2003 ................... To Compass Group plc dated 21 March 2003 Re: Section 198 Notification Enclosed is a Section 198 Notification dated 20 March 2003. Please note that one or more of the affiliates of The Capital Group Companies, Inc. have made notifications to your company pursuant to Section 198 previously. For a description of our organization, please visit our Web site at www.capgroup.com. For the purposes of this Notification an outstanding share balance of 2,219,600,364 shares was used to calculate the percentages of holdings of the relevant share capital which determine the notifiable interest. From: Capital Group Companies, Inc. To Compass Group PLC dated 20 March 2003 SECTION 198 NOTIFICATION Notification of Decrease This Notice is given by The Capital Group Companies, Inc. on behalf of its affiliates, including 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 (2,219,600,364 shares outstanding) Number of shares in which the Companies have an interest: 66,503,262 Name(s) of registered holder(s): See Schedule B As of 20 March 2003 Compass Group plc Number of Percent of Shares Outstanding The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ('CG') holdings 66,503,262 2.996% Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds: * Capital Guardian Trust Company 29,858,558 1.345% * Capital International Limited 26,590,580 1.198% * Capital International S.A. 8,298,241 0.374% * Capital International, Inc. 1,755,883 0.079% Schedule A Schedule of holdings in Compass Group plc As of 20 March 2003 Capital Guardian Trust Company Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees 3,975,426 Bank of New York Nominees 846,267 Chase Nominees Limited 13,124,461 BT Globenet Nominees Ltd 416,771 Midland Bank Plc 4,071,900 Deutsche Bank Mannheim 6,200 Bankers Trust 939,000 Barclays Bank 584,600 Citibank London 543,521 Nortrust Nominees 4,481,689 Royal Bank of Scotland 12,400 MSS Nominees Limited 96,500 State Street Bank & Trust Co 38,300 RBSTB Nominees Ltd 13,200 Citibank NA 20,500 Deutsche Bank AG 10,300 HSBC Bank Plc 2,600 ROY Nominees Limited 196,500 Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited 478,423 TOTAL 29,858,558 Schedule B Capital International Limited Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 355,371 Bank of New York Nominees 5,883,477 Northern Trust 1,336,647 Chase Nominees Limited 6,194,818 Midland Bank Plc 169,178 Bankers Trust 3,195,566 Barclays Bank 280,665 Citibank London 220,247 Morgan Guaranty 482,162 Nortrust Nominees 3,870,574 Royal Bank of Scotland 31,652 MSS Nominees Limited 113,700 State Street Bank & Trust Co. 457,900 Lloyds Bank 66,461 Citibank NA 93,444 Deutsche Bank AG 1,198,760 HSBC Bank Plc 1,327,400 Mellon Bank N A. 308,062 Northern Trust AVFC 323,462 KAS UK 14,336 Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited 212,700 Bank One London 333,098 Clydesdale Bank plc 120,900 TOTAL 26,590,580 Schedule B Capital International S.A. Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 35,600 Bank of New York Nominees 235,563 Chase Nominees Limited 2,630,519 Credit Suisse London Branch 64,400 Midland Bank plc 387,631 Barclays Bank 967,809 Citibank London 23,600 Brown Bros. 80,500 Nortrust Nominees 34,690 Morgan Stanley 38,625 Royal Bank of Scotland 1,391,886 MSS Nominees Limited 38,500 J.P. Morgan 1,059,285 State Street Bank & Trust Co. 40,300 National Westminster Bank 174,100 Lloyds Bank 33,687 Vidacos Nominees Ltd. 300,453 RBSTB Nominees Ltd. 61,500 Citibank NA 33,697 Deutsche Bank AG 271,596 HSBC Bank Plc 394,300 TOTAL 8,298,241 Schedule B Capital International. Inc. Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 938,650 Bank of New York Nominees 90,500 Chase Nominees 58,300 Midland Bank Plc 156,494 Deutsche Bank Mannheim 29,900 Bankers Trust 10,500 Citibank London 5,600 Nortrust Nominees 92,900 Royal Bank of Scotland 196,416 State Street Bank & Trust Co. 103,600 RBSTB Nominees Ltd 51,523 Deutsche Bank AG 12,500 HSBC Bank Plc 9,000 TOTAL 1,765,883 Schedule B This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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