Holding(s) in Company

Compass Group PLC
23 March 2006




             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF LISTED COMPANY

     COMPASS GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     UBS AG

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 21 MARCH 2006

11)  Date listed company informed

     23 MARCH 2006

12)  Total holding following this notification

     64,690,123
               
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)

     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 .......... 23 MARCH 2006



Letter to: Compass Group Plc
Dated: 22nd March 2006


Section 198 Companies Act 1985

Pursuant to Section 198 of the Companies Act 1985 we write to inform you that as
at the close of its business on 21st March 2006, UBS AG, acting through its
business group and legal entities detailed below, had an interest in 64,690,123
Ordinary shares of Compass Group PLC, representing 3.00 per cent of the issued
share capital of the Company (2,155,661,135).

None of the Relevant Shares are shares in which UBS is interested by virtue
of Section 208(5) of The Act.

UBS business group / legal entity             Breakdown of position held (%)

UBS Global Asset Management (Life) Ltd        9,552,567 shares      0.44%

UBS AG London Branch                             54,633,692         2.53%
                                                   shares

UBS Securities LLC                             503,864 shares       0.02%

UBS AG - Total                                   64,690,123         3.00%
                                                   shares

Letter from: UBS AG



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