Holding(s) in Company

Compass Group PLC
17 November 2005



             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF LISTED COMPANY

     COMPASS GROUP PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER WITH A MAJOR INTEREST

     BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS L.P.


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 & AMERICAN DEPOSITORY RECEIPTS


10)  Date of transaction

     ON OR BEFORE 15 NOVEMBER 2005


11)  Date company informed

     17 NOVEMBER 2005


12)  Total holding following this notification

     55,517,435 ORDINARY SHARES OF 10 PENCE EACH & 57,597,490 
     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)

     5.24%


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

     ANDREW V DERHAM


     Date of Notification    17 NOVEMBER 2005


To Compass Group plc dated November 16, 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 November 15, 2005, Brandes Investment 
     Partners, L.P. ('Brandes') was interested for purposes of the Act in 
     approximately 5.24 % 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 November 15, 2005, Brandes was interested for 
     purposes of the Act in 55,517,435 ordinary shares and in 57,597,490 
     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.


From Brandes Investment Partners L.P.



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