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CompassAnnouncement

29/10/2014 07:41

RNS Number : 2914T
Compass Group PLC
02 October 2014
For filingswith issuer exclude the annex
TR-1: NO 
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES i
1. Identityof the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:ii
CompassGroupPLC
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisitionofsharesalreadyissuedto which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instrumentswith similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other(please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:iii
Massachusetts Financial Services
Company
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(ifdifferentfrom 3.):iv
MFSinvestsinsecuritiesoftheissueron behalfofitsvariousmutualfundsand institutionalaccountclients.
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:v
30 September 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:
1 October 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi,vii
10%

8. Notified details:  
A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii,ix
Class/type of shares
if possible using the ISIN CODE
Situation previous to thetriggering transaction
Resulting situation after the triggeringtransaction
Number of
Shares
Number of
Voting
Rights
Number of
shares
Number of voting rights
%of votingrightsx
Direct
Direct xi
Indirect xii
Direct
Indirect
GB00BLNN3L44
167,343,765
167,343,765


168,640,436

10.07%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggeringtransaction
Type of financial instrument
Expiration date xiii
Exercise/
Conversion Period xiv
Number of voting rights that maybe
acquired if the
instrument is exercised/ converted.
%ofvoting rights





C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
xv,xvi
Resulting situation after the triggeringtransaction
Type of financial instrument
Exercise price
Expiration date xvii
Exercise/ Conversion period xviii
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
%ofvoting rightsxix,
xx





Nominal
Delta


Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentageof voting rights
168,640,436
10.07%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectivelyheld,ifapplicable:xxi
Compass Group PLC - BLNN3L4
Holdings asof 30 September 2014
Entity Holding Percentage
MFS Investment Management (LUX) S.a.r.l..
3,846,485
Held
0.2298%
MFS Investment Management Canada Ltd
8,201,845
0.4900%
Massachusetts Financial Services Company
99,182,615
5.9253%
MFSHeritageTrustCompany
6,432,971
0.3843%
MFS Institutional Advisors,Inc.
28,686,105
1.7137%
MFS International Singapore Pte. Ltd.
666,453
0.0398%
MFS International (U.K.) Ltd.
13,897,459
0.8303%
MFS Investment Management K.K
7,726,503
0.4616%
Notifiable Interest
168,640,436.00
10.0748%
Shares Outstanding
1,673,886,784

ProxyVoting:
10. Name of the proxyholder:
N/A
11. Number of voting rightsproxyholderwillcease to hold:
N/A
12. Date on which proxyholder will cease to hold votingrights:
N/A

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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