Holding(s) in Company

Compass Group PLC
05 July 2006


                           SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     COMPASS GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

      BARCLAYS PLC

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 (any treasury shares held by the
     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
     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 30 JUNE 2006

11)  Date company informed

      5 JULY 2006

12)  Total holding following this notification

      101,796,412
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any 
     treasury shares held by the company should not be taken into account 
     when calculating percentage)

      4.74%

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 ...5 JULY 2006......



LETTER TO: Compass Group PLC 
DATED: 3 July 2006


Companies Act 1985 ('The Act') - Part VI

I hereby inform you that as at 30 June 2006 Barclays PLC, through the legal
entities listed on the schedule below, has a notifiable interest in the
capital of your Company of 4.74%.

Details of this interest, together with a breakdown between registered holders
(as required by Section 202(3) of the Act), are below.

The issued capital of 2,148,939,203 is the latest figure available to us.

FROM: Barclays


                             LEGAL ENTITY REPORT

COMPASS GROUP                                                  SEDOL : 0533153

As at 30 June 2006 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed below, 
had a notifiable interest in 101,796,412 ORD GBP0.10 representing 4.74% of the 
issued share capital of 2,148,939,203 units


Legal Entity                                      Holding      Percentage Held

Barclays Capital Inc                              640,519                .0298
Barclays Global Fund Advisors                   7,241,901                .3370
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust &         2,429,544                .1131
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                  19,230,088                .8949
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd                 4,153                .0002
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd                   101,361                .0047
Barclays Private Bank Ltd                          35,115                .0016
Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd              163,756                .0076
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd                 1,358                .0001
Barclays Global Investors, N.A.                15,555,666                .7239
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd                  2,878,754                .1340
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd                47,978,135               2.2326
Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd               221,604                 0103
Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd           192,543                .0090
Gerrard Ltd                                     5,121,915                .2383

                              Group Holding   101,796,412               4.7371  





                          REGISTERED HOLDERS REPORT


COMPASS GROUP                                                     SEDOL: 0533153

As at 30 June 2006 Barclays PLC, through the registered holders listed  below,
had a notifiable interest in 101,796,412 ORD GBP0.10 representing 4.74% of the
issued share capital of 2,148,939,203 units

Registered Holder                       Account Designation           Holding

BANK OF IRELAND                         426353                        809,719
BANK OF NEW YORK                                                      150,834
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED                                     640,000
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED                                   1,918,177
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED                                  46,059,439 
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd.                                          519
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd.                                          519
Barclays Global Investors Canada                                      163,756
Barclays Trust Co & Others                                             25,924
BARCLAYS TRUST CO AS EXEC/ADM C 000000000000000000                      3,650
Barclays Trust Co DMC69 C 000000000000000000                           28,000
Barclays Trust Co E99 C 000000000000000000                                153
Barclays Trust Co R69 C 000000000000000000                             43,634
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                      16376                       1,056,873
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                      28270                         695,125
Clydesdale Nominees  HGB0225            00120147102                     1,358
Gerrard Nominees Limited                605704                          1,000            
Gerrard Nominees Limited                610720                            850
Gerrard Nominees Limited                611717                          3,561
Gerrard Nominees Limited                643975                          1,811
Gerrard Nominees Limited                659645                          2,632
Gerrard Nominees Limited                660574                            800
Gerrard Nominees Limited                660758                         12,000
Gerrard Nominees Limited                768557                          5,000
Gerrard Nominees Limited                770101                          6,000
Gerrard Nominees Limited                774160                          1,400                                          
Greig Middleton Nominees Limited (GM1)                                837,193                                          
Greig Middleton Nominees Ltd (GM3)      220805DN                      122,244
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                       10,921,436
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                          364,809
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                        2,172,162
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                          199,358
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                           14,942
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                           33,893 
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                          267,977
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                          493,248
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                           60,741
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                        5,874,855
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                          672,133
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                          140,924
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                 16331                         569,398
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                 16338                         129,293
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                 16341                       1,174,843
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                 16342                         272,907
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                 16400                      17,271,364
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                 17011                          37,188
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                 18408                          92,132                                           
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                   230,529
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                   289,646
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                    20,458
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                   309,358
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                 1,168,736
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                   223,112
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                   192,543
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                    60,042
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                   110,219
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                    69,534
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                    10,202
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                    17,444
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                   129,872
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                    22,276
Mellon Trust - US CUSTODIAN/                                           84,932
Mitsui Asset                                                           35,309
R C Greig Nominees Limited                                          2,646,807
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1                                    678,224
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1                                    345,198
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1      RES                               665
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1                                     78,297
R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1                                        238,947
R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1                                        139,286
Reflex Nominees Limited                                                 1,538
Reflex Nominees Limited                                                 2,615
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO                                          165,800
STATE STREET BOSTON                                                 1,109,989
Trust & Custody Services Bank                                          21,982
Trust & Custody Services Bank                                           1,963
ZEBAN NOMINEES LIMITED                                                 35,115

                                               Total              101,796,412    




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