Holding(s) in Company

Compass Group PLC
21 October 2005

                           SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     COMPASS GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS L.P.

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
     listed 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
     listed company should not be taken
     into account when calculating percentage)

      N/A

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 10 PENCE EACH &
     AMERICAN DEPOSITORY RECEIPTS

10)  Date of transaction

      ON OR BEFORE 20 OCTOBER 2005

11)  Date company informed

     20 OCTOBER 2005

12)  Total holding following this notification

     36,893,335 ORDINARY SHARES OF 10 PENCE
     EACH & 56,160,095 AMERICAN DEPOSITORY RECEIPTS
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
     (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken
     into account when calculating percentage)

      4.31%

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 ...20 OCTOBER 2005......


Letter to Compass Group plc
Dated October 20, 2005


We hereby notify you in accordance with Part VI of the Companies Act 1985 
(the 'Act'), as amended by Section 134 of the Companies Act 1989, that:


(i)   at the close of business on October 18, 2005, Brandes Investment Partners,
      L.P. ('Brandes') was interested for purposes of the Act in approximately 
      4.31 % of Compass Group Plc ordinary shares and American Depository 
      Receipts, each comprised in the relevant share capital, as defined in 
      section 198(2) of the Act, of Compass Group Plc;

(ii)  at the close of business on October 18,2005, Brandes was interested for 
      purposes of the Act in 36,893,335 ordinary shares and in 56,160,095 
      American Depository Receipts, each comprised in the relevant share 
      capital, as defined in section 198(2) of the Act, of Compass Group Plc 
      (the 'Relevant Shares');


(iii) the registered holders of all of the Relevant Shares in which Brandes has 
      an interest for purposes of the Act are approximately 270 custodian banks 
      unaffiliated with Brandes;


(iv)  none of the shares referred to in sub-paragraphs (i) or (ii) are shares in 
      which Brandes is interested by virtue of section 208(5) of the Act.



Letter from Brandes Investment Partners L.P.







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