Holding(s) in Company

Compass Group PLC
22 August 2006

                    NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF LISTED COMPANY

     COMPASS GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     HARRIS ASSOCIATES 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

10)  Date of transaction

     ON & BEFORE 18 AUGUST 2006

11)  Date listed company informed

     22 AUGUST 2006

12)  Total holding following this notification

     64,071,900
               
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)

     3.01%

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 .......... 22 AUGUST 2006





Letter to: COMPASS GROUP PLC
Dated: 21 August 2006    

We are writing to notify you pursuant to the Disclosure of Interests in Shares
(Amendment) Regulations 1993 (SI 1993 No. 1819) of our interest in investment
holdings in the ordinary share capital of Compass Group plc. Following the
purchase of 621,000 shares on August 18, 2006, accounts managed by Harris
Associates L.P. became the beneficial owners of 64,071,900 shares of Compass
Group plc. This represents 3.01% of the company and an increase above the 3%
substantial shareholder threshold.

Percentages are based on 2,126,000,000 outstanding shares. All holdings of
Compass Group plc are for investment purposes only. 


Letter from: Sarah E. Grimm 
       Senior Paralegal 
       Harris Associates L.P.
       Tel: [phone]
       [e-mail].


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