Holding(s) in Company

Compass Group PLC
11 May 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

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 OF 10 PENCE EACH

10)  Date of transaction

     10 MAY 2005

11)  Date company informed

     11 MAY 2005

12)  Total holding following this notification

     280,509,822
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     13.01%

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 ....  11 MAY 2005 



Letter to Compass Group PLC


S.198 Companies Act - Disclosure of Share Interests

We are acting on behalf of Franklin Resources, Inc. and its affiliates, which
include 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 attached schedule.


From: Laura Seidman 
      Assistant Secretary
      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                  4,937,189                      0.2290%

Bank of New York Europe, London              49,380                      0.0023%

Cede New York                                 8,000                      0.0004%

JP Morgan/Chase Nominees Ltd            205,823,069                      9.5484%

Citibank Nominees Ltd.                    3,717,204                      0.1724%

Clydesdale Bank PLC                       1,792,220                      0.0831%

Crest                                       307,080                      0.0142%

Euroclear Bank SA Brussels                   92,680                      0.0043%

HSBC                                      4,157,942                      0.1929%

Mellon Bank NA                           12,216,745                      0.5668%

Merrill Lynch London                      1,413,100                      0.0656%

Northern Trust Company                    6,506,234                      0.3018%

Royal Trust Corp of Canada, London        9,716,472                      0.4508%

State Street Nominees Limited            29,772,507                      1.3812%

TOTAL                                   280,509,822                     13.0132%





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