Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0735N
Compass Group PLC
04 June 2010
 



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 acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar ecomonic effect  to

qualifying financial instruments:  ( X )

 

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):

01/06/2010

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

03/06/2010

 

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

Holding has gone below 12%



8. Notified Details:

 

A: Voting rights attached to shares

 

Class/type of shares if possible use ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction




Number of shares


Number of voting rights


GB0005331532

231,446,708

231,446,708

 

 


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares

 if possible use ISIN CODE

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights






Direct


Indirect


Direct


Indirect


GB0005331532

N/A

N/A

215,834,837

N/A

11.47%

 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 

Type of financial instrument


Expiration date




Exercise/conversion period/date



No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/ converted)

% of voting rights




 

 

 

 

 

 

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 

Type of financial instrument


Expiration date




Exercise/conversion period/date



No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/ converted)

% of voting rights




CFD

N/A

N/A

9,343,092

0.50%

 

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights


% of voting rights


225,177,929

11.97%

 

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 - 225,177,929 (11.97%)

 

 

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:

Mark White

General Counsel and Company Secretary

Compass Group PLC

 

15. Contact telephone number:

+44 1932 573000

 

 

 


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