Holding(s) in Company

Compass Group PLC
1 June 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 (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 31 MAY 2005

11)  Date company informed

     1 JUNE 2005

12)  Total holding following this notification

     310,039,524
               
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)

     14.38%

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 ....  1 JUNE 2005 



Letter to Compass Group PLC
Dated 31 May 2005

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 schedule below.


From: Robert Rosselot 
      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                  5,598,729                      0.2597%

Bank of New York Europe                      54,060                      0.0025%

JP Morgan/Chase Nominees Ltd            224,769,009                     10.4273%

Citibank Nominees Ltd.                    4,239,534                      0.1967%

Clydesdale Bank PLC                       1,792,220                      0.0831%

Euroclear Bank SA                            98,000                      0.0045%

HSBC                                      4,169,442                      0.1934%

Mellon Bank NA                           12,715,125                      0.5899%

Merrill Lynch                             3,369,620                      0.1563%

Northern Trust Company                    7,320,154                      0.3396%

Royal Trust Corp of Canada, London       10,937,982                      0.5074%

State Street Nominees Limited            34,975,649                      1.6226%

TOTAL                                   310,039,524                     14.3832%






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