Holding(s) in Company

Compass Group PLC
23 November 2004
                           SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

COMPASS GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

BARCLAYS PLC

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)   Percentage of issued Class

N/A

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N/A

8)   Percentage of issued Class

N/A

9)   Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OPF 10 PENCE EACH

10)  Date of transaction

ON OR BEFORE 17 NOVEMBER 2004

11)  Date company informed

23 NOVEMBER 2004

12)  Total holding following this notification

66,616,662
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.09%

14)  Any additional information

SEE LETTER BELOW

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

ANDREW V DERHAM
01932 573159

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

     Date of Notification ......   23 NOVEMBER 2004  ..................


Letter to Compass Group PLC


Companies Act 1985 ('The Act') - Part VI

I hereby inform you that as at 17 November 2004 Barclays PLC, through the legal 
entities listed on the attached schedule, has a notifiable interest in the 
capital of your Company of 3.09%.

Details of this interest, together with a breakdown between registered holders 
(as required by Section 202(3) of the Act), are enclosed.

The issued capital of 2,155,345,032 is the latest figure available to us. 

From Barclays PLC






                               LEGAL ENTITY REPORT
 
COMPASS GROUP                                                     SEDOL: 0533153

 
As at 17 November 2004 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed below, 
had a notifiable interest in 66,616,662 ORD GBPO.10 representing 3.09% of the 
issued share capital of 2,155,345,032 units
 


Legal Entity                                       Holding       Percentage Held
Barclays Private Bank Ltd                           27,511           0.0013
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd                   2,415,217           0.1121
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                   23,881,453           1.1080
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd                    125,712           0.0058
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd                    452,895           0.0210
Barclays Global Investors, N.A.                 29,900,934           1.3873
Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd                601,668           0.0279
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd                  5,653           0.0003
Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd          1,008,820           0.0468
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust &          2,048,255           0.0950
Gerrard Ltd                                      1,971,085           0.0915
Barclays Global Fund Advisors                    4,177,459           0.1938
 
Group Holding                                   66,616,662           3.0908


                                                                
                           REGISTERED HOLDERS REPORT
COMPASS GROUP                                                     SEDOL: 0533153

As at 17 November 2004 Barclays PLC, through the registered holders listed below,
had a notifiable interest in 66,616,662 ORD GBPO.10 representing 3.09% of the 
issued share capital of 2,155,345,032 units.
 
Registered Holder                           Account Designation          Holding
Bank of Ireland                                                          390,198
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMI                                           452,895
Barclays Trust Co & Others                                                25,965
BARCLAYS TRUST CO AS EXEC/ADM                                              1,867
Barclays Trust Co DMC69                                                   28,000
Barclays Trust Co E99                                                      5,436
Barclays Trust Co R69                                                     64,444
BNP PARIBAS                                                               74,955
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                              16376                  1,200,165
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                              20947                  1,562,601
CISC MELLON GLOBAL SECURITIES                                             60,593
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO,                                           2,988,469
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO,                                              25,998
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO,                                              24,379
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                           1,048,780
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                              66,673
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                           2,140,618
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                           6,621,349
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                             521,473
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                              25,048
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                          10,829,124
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                           1,025,181
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                           3,168,779
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                             376,869
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                              25,912
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                             546,546





                             REGISTERED HOLDERS REPORT
COMPASS GROUP                                                     SEDOL: 0533153

As at 17 November 2004 Barclays PLC, through the registered holders listed below,
had a notifiable interest in 66,616,662 ORD GBP0.10 representing 3.09% of the 
issued share capital of 2,155,345,032 units.
 
Registered Holder                           Account Designation          Holding
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                              59,353
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                          16331                   729,656
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                          16338                   140,168
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                          16341                 1,173,749   
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                          16341                    17,391
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                          16342                   263,091
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                          16344                    23,736
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                          16345                    31,518
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                          16400                20,983,942
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                          17011                    35,908
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                          18408                   134,745
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK                                                     343,267
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK                                                     665,553
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK                                                      65,703
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                       94,226
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                       20,224
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                      267,182
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                      264,450
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                    1,090,960  
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                      231,847 
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                       57,287
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                       22,079
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                       23,661
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                      138,333
Mellon Trust - Boston & SF                                               362,617
Mellon Trust - Boston & SF                                               335,126




                             REGISTERED HOLDERS REPORT 

COMPASS GROUP                                                      SEDOL 0533153

As at 17 November 2004 Barclays PLC, through the registered holders listed below, 
had a notifiable interest in 66,616,662 ORD GBPO.10 representing 3.09% of the 
issued share capital of 2,155,345,032 units.

 
Registered Holder                         Account Designation            Holding

MELLON TRUST OF NEW ENGLAND                                              451,522
Mitsubishi Trust International                                            12,776
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                                           587,104
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGE SEPA                                           106,053
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                                           401,845
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c                 BLI                       826,633
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c                 CMI                       164,390
R C Greig Nominees Limited GPI                 GPI                       697,370
R C Greig Nominees Limited SAI                 SA1                       282,692
Reflex Nominees Limited                                                    4,115
Reflex Nominees Limited                                                    1,538
State Street                                                              36,700
STATE STREET BOSTON                                                      186,295
STATE STREET BOSTON                                                    1,891,500
The Bank of New York                                                      18,326
WELLS FARGO SEATTLE - WIRE BAN                                            42,203
ZEBAN NOMINEES LIMITED                                                    27,511

                                             Total                    66,616,662






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