Holding(s) in Company

Compass Group PLC
27 November 2006



             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF LISTED COMPANY

COMPASS GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

UBS AG

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

22 NOVEMBER 2006

11)  Date listed company informed

27 NOVEMBER 2006

12)  Total holding following this notification

65,164,757
               
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)

3.12%

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 .... 27 NOVEMBER 2006 

Letter to Compass Group PLC dated 24th November 2006

Section 198 Companies Act 1985

Pursuant to Section 198 of the Companies Act 1985 we write to inform you that as 
at the close of its business on 22nd November 2006, UBS AG, acting through its 
business group and legal entities detailed below, had an interest in 65,164,757 
Ordinary Shares of Compass Group PLC, representing 3.l2 per cent of the issued 
share capital of the Company (2,090,267,023).

1,325,000 of the Relevant Shares are shares in which UBS AG is interested by 
virtue of Section 208(5) of The Act.

UBS business group / legal entity      Breakdown of position held (%)

UBS Global Asset Management (Life) Ltd     8,861,375           0.42%
                                              shares          
UBS AG London Branch                      53,652,608           2.56%
                                              shares     
UBS AG (Switzerland)                       2,639,068           0.13%
                                              shares
UBS Securities LLC                            11,706           0.00%
                                              shares          
UBS AG - Total                            65,164,757           3.12%
                                              shares           

From UBS AG

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