Holding(s) in Company

Compass Group PLC
28 January 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 AND ITS AFFILIATES


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 ON BEHALF OF CLIENTS. 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.

     NOT KNOWN


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

     N/A


7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     NOT KNOWN


8)   Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the 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

     ON OR BEFORE 27 JANUARY 2005


11)  Date company informed

     27 JANUARY 2005


12)  Total holding following this notification

     130,569,027


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

     6.0574%


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

     RONALD MORLEY
     COMPANY SECRETARY
     

     Date of Notification      28 JANUARY 2005



TO COMPASS GROUP PLC DATED 27 JANUARY 2005

S.198 COMPANIES ACT - DISCLOSURE OF SHARE INTERESTS
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We are acting on behalf of Franklin Resources, Inc. and its affiliates, which
includes Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC and Templeton Worldwide, Inc. and its
affiliates.  Franklin Resources, Inc., a diversified financial services company,
and its affiliates perform investment management, advisory and related services
for clients on a global basis.

We wish to advise you of interests in the share capital of your Company under
management of Franklin Resources, Inc. and its affiliates on behalf of clients,
as detailed in the schedule below.

FROM  FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC.


                                  SCHEDULE

                              COMPASS GROUP PLC
 

                                            Outstanding Shares     2,155,543,013

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Registered Holder                       No. of Shares                % of Class
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Bank of New York, London                    4,189,224                   0.1943%
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Bank of New York Europe, London                17,450                   0.0008%
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Cede New York                                   8,000                   0.0004%
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JP Morgan/Chase Nominees Ltd               77,362,753                   3.5890%
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Citibank Nominees Ltd.                      3,009,667                   0.1396%
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Clydesdale Bank PLC                         1,792,220                   0.0831%
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Euroclear Bank SA Brussels                     74,760                   0.0035%
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HSBC London                                 2,501,890                   0.1161%
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Mellon Bank NA London                       9,842,603                   0.4566%
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Northern Trust Company                      6,473,357                   0.3003%
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Royal Trust Corp of Canada, London          4,152,480                   0.1926%
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State Street Nominees Limited              21,144,623                   0.9809%
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TOTAL                                     130,569,027                   6.0574%   
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