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Compass Group PLC 24 July 2007 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: Deutsche Bank AG 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): 23/07/2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 24/07/2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 3% 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 59,820,623 59,820,623 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 Below 3% Below 3% Below 3% 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 Below 3% Below 3% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable : ................. Proxy Voting: 10. Name of proxy holder: ................. 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: ................. 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: ................. 13. Additional information: ................. 14. Contact name: David Lindsay/Andrew Anderson 15. Contact telephone number: +00 44 207 545 8533/8532 For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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