Holding(s) in Company

Compass Group PLC
14 October 2004


                           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 BELOW SCHEDULE      


4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

      SEE BELOW

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

      N/A

6)   Percentage of issued Class
     (any treasury shares held by
      by 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 
     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

     NOT NOTIFIED

11)  Date company informed

      13 OCTOBER 2004

12)  Total holding following this notification

      69,161,163
               
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)

       3.2088%
      

14)  Any additional information

     SEE 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 ...14 OCTOBER 2004.......



                                         SCHEDULE

                                    COMPASS GROUP PLC

                                       Outstanding Shares          2,155,345,032

Registered Holder                       No. of Shares                % of Class

Bank of New York, London                    2,258,000                   0.1048%

JP Morgan/Chase Nominees Ltd               40,155,030                   1.8630%
                                           
Citibank Nominees Ltd.                      1,504,190                   0.0698%
                                            
Clydesdale Bank PLC                         1,833,800                   0.0851%

HSBC                                        1,223,900                   0.0568%
London

Mellon Bank NA                              5,274,668                   0.2447%
London

Northern Trust Company                      3,728,555                   0.1730%
                                                               

Royal Trust Corp of Canada, London             20,000                   0.0009%

State Street Nominees Limited              13,163,020                   0.6107%
                                           

TOTAL                                      69,161,163                   3.2088%   






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