Holding(s) in Company

Compass Group PLC
21 June 2004

                                 SCHEDULE 10
 
                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     COMPASS GROUP PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     ARTISAN PARTNERS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP


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

     N/A


7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     N/A


8)   Percentage of issued Class

     N/A


9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 10 PENCE EACH


10)  Date of transaction

     ON OR BEFORE 15 JUNE 2004


11)  Date company informed

     21 JUNE 2004


12)  Total holding following this notification

     66,429,528

               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     3.08%


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      21 JUNE 2004


Letter to Compass Group plc dated 16 June 2004

We hereby notify you in fulfilment of the obligation of disclosure imposed by
the provisions of Sections 198 to 202 of the Companies Act (1985) (the 'Act'),
that:
     
(a)  As at June 15, 2003, Artisan Partners Limited Partnership was interested 
     for the purposes of the Act in 66,429,528 ordinary shares of 10 pence each 
     comprised in the relevant share capital, as defined in section 198(2) of 
     the Act, of Compass Group plc (the 'Relevant Shares');
      
(b)  The registered holders of the Relevant Shares are:

     Nominee                                              Shares

     State Street Nominees Limited                    45,844,475 
     Boston Safe                                       8,099,240 
     BT Globenet Nominees Limited                      2,183,304 
     Northern Trust Nominees Limited                   6,596,331 
     The Bank of New York Nominees Limited             1,257,900 
     Chase Nominees Limited                            1,222,308 
     Investors Financial Services Corporation            876,270 
     Barnett & Co.                                       349,700
     
(c)  Artisan Partners Limited Partnership is interested in the Relevant Shares 
     by virtue of Section 208(4)(b)of the Act; and
     
From Artisan Partners Limited Partnership


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