Holding(s) in Company

Compass Group PLC
29 September 2005

                           SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     COMPASS GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC AND ITS AFFILIATES,
     WHICH INCLUDES FRANKLIN MUTUAL ADVISERS, LLC
     AND TEMPLETON WORLDWIDE, INC

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

     INTERESTS ARE UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF FRANKLIN
     RESOURCES INC AND ITS AFFILIATES.
     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.

     3,047,330

6)   Percentage of issued Class 
     (any treasury shares held by 
     company should not be taken 
     into account when calculating
     percentage)

      0.141%


7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     NOT KNOWN

8)   Percentage of issued Class
     (any treasury shares held by 
     company should not be taken
     into account when calculating
     percentage)

       N/A

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 10 PENCE EACH

10)  Date of transaction

     27 SEPTEMBER 2005

11)  Date company informed

     28 SEPTEMBER 2005

12)  Total holding following this notification

     346,737,175
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
     (any treasury shares held by company should not be taken
     into account when calculating percentage)

     16.0856%

14)  Any additional information

     SEE LETTER BELOW

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     RONALD MORLEY

     TEL:  [phone]


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

     Date of Notification ..29 SEPTEMBER 2005......


Letter to Compass Group Plc
Dated: 28 September, 2005


S.198 Companies Act - Disclosure of Share Interests


We are acting on behalf of Franklin Resources, Inc. and its affiliates, which
includes Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC and Templeton Worldwide, Inc. Franklin
Resources, Inc., a diversified financial services company, and its affiliates
perform investment management, advisory and related services for clients on a
global basis.


Please find attached, a schedule and Form SAR 3 regarding interests in the share
capital of your Company under management of Franklin Resources, Inc. and its
affiliates.


Letter from Franklin Templeton Investments


                               SCHEDULE
                           COMPASS GROUP PLC

                                        Outstanding Shares      2,155,572,024

            Registered Holder               No. of Shares        % of Class

Bank of New York, London                      4,917,231           0.2281%

Bank of New York Europe, London                  34,210           0.0016%

Citibank Nominees Ltd                         4,907,804           0.2277%

Clydesdale Bank PLC                           1,792,220           0.0831%

Euroclear Bank SA                               104,130           0.0048%

HSBC London                                   3,701,275           0.1717%

JP Morgan/Chase Nominees Ltd                246,607,558          11.4405%

Mellon Bank NA                               21,692,666           1.0064%

Merrill Lynch                                 4,688,390           0.2175%

Northern Trust Company                        9,524,504           0.4419%

Royal Trust Corp of Canada, London           12,936,052           0.6001%

State Street Nominees Limited                35,831,135           1.6623% 

TOTAL                                       346,737,175          16.0856%





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