Holding(s) in Company

1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

COMPASS GROUP PLC

1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)

Non-UK issuer

2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

X

Other (please specify):

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Massachusetts Financial Services Company

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

Boston, US

4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3)

Name

MFS invests in securities of the issuer on behalf of its various mutual funds and institutional account clients and qualifies under exemption DTR 5.1.5R(1) as a U.S. Registered Investment Manager.   

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached:

01/06/2020

6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):

05/06/2020

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

% of voting rights attached to shares

(total of 8.A)

% of voting rights through financial instruments

(total of 8.B.1 + 8.B.2)

Total of both in %

(8.A + 8.B)

Total number of voting rights of issuer

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

4.60%

4.60%

1,783,855,136

Position of previous notification (if applicable)

9.96% (As of March 9, 2016)

9.96% (As of March 9, 2016)

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

GB00BD6K4575 Common Stock

82,105,608

4.60%

SUBTOTAL 8.A

82,105,608

4.60%

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion Period

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted

% of voting rights

SUBTOTAL 8.B.1

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion Period

Physical or cash settlement

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer.

Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity (please add additional rows as necessary)

X

Name

% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Massachusetts Financial Services Company

Massachusetts Financial Services Company

MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc.

Massachusetts Financial Services Company

MFS International Limited

MFS International Holdings Pty Ltd

MFS International (U.K.) Limited

Massachusetts Financial Services Company

MFS International Limited

MFS International Holdings Pty Ltd

MFS Investment Management K.K.

Massachusetts Financial Services Company

MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc.

MFS Investment Management Canada Limited

Massachusetts Financial Services Company

MFS International Limited

MFS International Holdings Pty Ltd

MFS International Australia Pty Ltd

Massachusetts Financial Services Company

MFS Heritage Trust Company

Massachusetts Financial Services Company

MFS International Limited

MFS International Holdings Pty Ltd

MFS Investment Management Company (LUX) S.a r.l.

Massachusetts Financial Services Company

MFS International Limited

MFS International Holdings Pty Ltd

MFS International Singapore Pte. Ltd.

10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:

Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

Place of completion

Boston

Date of completion

05/06/2020