Holding(s) in Company

Compass Group PLC
28 April 2005


                           SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     COMPASS GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC AND ITS
     AFFILIATES, WHICH INCLUDES FRANKLIN
     MUTUAL ADVISERS, LLC AND TEMPLETON
     WORLDWIDE, INC AND ITS AFFILIATES

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

     INTERESTS ARE UNDER THE MANAGEMENT
     OF FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC AND ITS 
     AFFILIATES ON BEHALF OF CLIENTS.  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.

     NOT KNOWN

6)   Percentage of issued Class
     (any treasury shares held
     by company should not be 
     taken in account when
     calculating percentage)

      N/A


7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

      NOT KNOWN

8)   Percentage of issued Class
     (any treasury shares held
     by company should not be 
     taken in account when
     calculating percentage)
        
       N/A


9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 10 PENCE EACH 


10)  Date of transaction

      ON OR BEFORE
      27 APRIL 2005


11)  Date company informed

      27 APRIL 2005

12)  Total holding following this notification

      260,604,941
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
     (any treasury shares held by company should not be taken into account
     when calculating percentage)
       
         12.0898%

14)  Any additional information

     SEE LETTER BELOW

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     RONALD MORLEY
     TEL:  [phone]


16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification

     Date of Notification ...28 APRIL 2005........



S.198 Companies Act - Disclosure of Share Interests


We are acting on behalf of Franklin Resources, Inc. and its affiliates, which
includes Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC and Templeton Worldwide, Inc. and its
affiliates. Franklin Resources, Inc., a diversified financial services company,
and its affiliates perform investment management, advisory and related services
for clients on a global basis.


We wish to advise you of interests in the share capital of your Company under 
management of Franklin Resources, Inc. and its affiliates on behalf of clients, 
as detailed in the below schedule.



                                         SCHEDULE 

COMPASS GROUP PLC                      Outstanding Shares        2,155,572,024

    Registered Holder                      No. of Shares            % of Class 

Bank of New York, London                     4,900,251                 0.2273%    

Bank of New York Europe, London                 42,340                 0.0020% 
   
Cede New York                                    8,000                 0.0004%    

JP Morgan/Chase Nominees Ltd               190,025,885                 8.8156%    

Citibank Nominees Ltd.                       3,566,694                 0.1655%             

Clydesdale Bank PLC                          1,792,220                 0.0831%    

Crest                                          307,080                 0.0142%    

Euroclear Bank SA Brussels                      92,680                 0.0043%
    
HSBC London                                  4,076,332                 0.1891%   

Mellon Bank NA London                       11,790,058                 0.5470%    

Merrill Lynch London                         1,413,100                 0.0656%    

Northern Trust Company                       6,308,364                 0.2927%    
                                                                  
Royal Trust Corp of Canada, London           9,622,822                 0.4464%    

State Street Nominees Limited               26,659,115                 1.2368%    
                                                  
TOTAL                                      260,604,941                12.0898%   







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