Holding(s) in Company

Compass Group PLC
27 February 2006



             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF LISTED COMPANY

     COMPASS GROUP PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS 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 & AMERICAN DEPOSITORY RECEIPTS


10)  Date of transaction

     ON OR BEFORE 23 FEBRUARY 2006


11)  Date listed company informed

     24 FEBRUARY 2006


12)  Total holding following this notification

     80,315,573 ORDINARY SHARES OF 10 PENCE EACH & 
     53,099,299 AMERICAN DEPOSITORY RECEIPTS
     
          
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)

     6.18%


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

     Date of Notification 

     27 FEBRUARY 2006




Letter to     Compass Group Plc
Letter dated  February 24, 2006


We hereby notify you in accordance with Part VI of the Companies Act 1985 
(the 'Act'), as amended by Section 134 of the Companies Act 1989, that:


(i)   at the close of business on February 23, 2006, Brandes Investment 
      Partners, L.P. ('Brandes') was interested for purposes of the Act in 
      approximately 6.18% of Compass Group Plc ordinary shares and American 
      Depository Receipts, each comprised in the relevant share capital, as 
      defined in section 198(2) of the Act, of Compass Group Plc;

(ii)  at the close of business on February 23, 2006, Brandes was interested
      for purposes of the Act in 80,315,573 ordinary shares and in 53,099,299 
      American Depository Receipts, each comprised in the relevant share 
      capital, as defined in section 198(2) of the Act, of Compass Group Plc 
      (the 'Relevant Shares');

(iii) the registered holders of all of the Relevant Shares in which Brandes
      has an interest for purposes of the Act are approximately 270 custodian 
      banks unaffiliated with Brandes;

(iv)  none of the shares referred to in sub-paragraphs (i) or (ii) are
      shares in which Brandes is interested by virtue of section 208(5) of the 
      Act.



Letter from   Brandes Investment Partners






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