Holding(s) in Company

Compass Group PLC
9 December 2004



                           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


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 (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

N/A

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 8 DECEMBER 2004


11)  Date company informed

9 DECEMBER 2004

12)  Total holding following this notification

107,848,144

               
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)

5.0038%

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 ...........8 DECEMBER 2004.............



LETTER TO:  COMPASS GROUP PLC
DATED:  8 DECEMBER 2004

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. 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.

LETTER FROM:  FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC.



                                       SCHEDULE

                                   COMPASS GROUP PLC
 

                                       Outstanding Shares          2,155,345,032

Registered Holder                       No. of Shares                % of Class

Bank of New York, London                    3,567,670                   0.1655%

Bank of New York Europe, London                17,450                   0.0008%

JP Morgan/Chase Nominees Ltd               59,782,224                   2.7737%
                                           
Citibank Nominees Ltd.                      2,819,913                   0.1308%
                                            
Clydesdale Bank PLC                         1,792,220                   0.0832%

Euroclear Bruxelles Bic Mgt                     3,000                   0.0001%

HSBC                                        2,150,860                   0.0998%
London

Mellon Bank NA                              9,131,376                   0.4237%
London

Northern Trust Company                      5,864,691                   0.2721%
                                                               
Royal Trust Corp of Canada, London          3,447,517                   0.1600%

State Street Nominees Limited              19,271,223                   0.8941%
                                           

TOTAL                                     107,848,144                   5.0038%   



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