Holding(s) in Company

Compass Group PLC
24 July 2006



             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF LISTED COMPANY

     COMPASS GROUP PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     BARCLAYS PLC


3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is 
     regarding the holding of the shareholder named in 2 above;
     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


10)  Date of transaction

     ON OR BEFORE 20 JULY 2006


11)  Date listed company informed

     24 JULY 2006


12)  Total holding following this notification

     NOT ENCLOSED
               
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)

     LESS THAN 3.00%


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 duly authorised officer of the listed company
     responsible for making this notification

     ANDREW V DERHAM


     Date of Notification .....24 JULY 2006...................




Letter: Compass Group PLC 
Dated: 21 July 2006


Companies Act 1985 ('The Act') - Part VI

I refer to our previous correspondence and now inform you that as 20 July 2006
Barclays PLC no longer has a notifiable interest in the capital of your Company.

According to our records your Company's Issued Share Capital is 2,139,589,023. 



From: Geoff Smith      
      Barclays PLC





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