Holding(s) in Company

Compass Group PLC
3 April 2003

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     COMPASS GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

      ARTISAN PARTNERS LIMITED
      PARTNERSHIP

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 28 MARCH 2003

11)  Date company informed

      3 APRIL 2003

12)  Total holding following this notification

      90,872,594
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

      4.08%

14)  Any additional information

      SEE LETTER BELOW

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

      ANDREW V DERHAM - TEL: [phone]

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification

     Date of Notification 3 APRIL 2003

Letter to Compass Group plc
Dated 31, 2003

We hereby notify you in fulfilment of the obligation of disclosure imposed by
the provisions of Section 198 to 202 of the Companies Act (1985) (the 'Act'),
that:

(a) As at march 28,2003, Artisan Partners Limited Partnership was interested for 
    the purposes of the act in 90,872,594 ordinary shares of 10 pence each 
    comprised in the relevant share capital, as defined in section 198(2) of the 
    Act, of Compass Group plc (the 'Relevant Shares');

(b) The registered holders of the Relevant Shares are:

                  Nominee                                  Shares

                  State Street Nominees Limited           64,884,323
                  Boston Safe                              7,830,365
                  BT Globenet Nominees Limited             7,436,071
                  Northern Trust Nominees Limited          5,723,657
                  The Bank of New York Nominees Limited    1,847,800
                  Chase Nominees Limited                   1,824,208
                  Investors Financial Services Corporation 1,034,670
                  Barnett & Co                               291,500

(c) Artisan Partners Limited Partnership is interested in the relevant Shares 
    by virtue of Section 208(4)(b) of the act; and

(d) This notification is given on behalf of Artisan Partners Limited 
    Partnership.



From ARTISAN PARTNERS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
by Artisan Investment Corporation, its general partner
Janet D.Olsen
Vice President 
   





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