Holding(s) in Company

Compass Group PLC
26 November 2007


                               Compass Group PLC


TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:

Compass Group PLC


2. Reason for the notification

(please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X )


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )


Other (please specify) : ( )

.................


3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) :

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)


5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if
different):

22/11/2007


6. Date on which issuer notified:

26/11/2007


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

From 5% - 6% (L&G)


8. Notified Details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible use      Situation previous to the triggering
ISIN CODE                                             transaction
                                        Number of shares Number of voting rights

GB0005331532                               101,352,017             101,352,017



                         Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Class/type of shares   Number of       Number of voting rights % of voting
                       shares                                  rights
if possible use ISIN
CODE
                                       Direct         Indirect Direct  Indirect

GB0005331532             114,001,536    114,001,536             6.00%


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of      Expiration Exercise/     No. of voting rights that may be  % of
financial    date       conversion    acquired (if the instrument       voting
instrument              period/date   exercised/ converted)             rights





Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights

       114,001,536                                6.00%



9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable :

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect)
(Group) (126,516,159 - 6.66% = Total Position)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings)
Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) (126,516,159 -
6.66% = Total Position)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited
(Indirect) (LGIM) (126,516,159 - 6.66% = Total
Position)

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (114,001,536 - 6.00 % = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management      Legal & General Insurance Holdings
(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)       Limited (Direct) (LGIH)
(71,937,784 - 3.79 % = PMC)

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions        Legal & General Assurance Society
Management) Limited (PMC) (71,937,784 -    Limited (LGAS & LGPL)
3.79 % = PMC)

                                           Legal & General Pensions Limited
                                           (Direct) (LGPL)



Proxy Voting:


10. Name of proxy holder:

N/A


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A


13. Additional information:

Notification using the total voting rights figure of 1,898,024,064


14. Contact name:

Helen Lewis


15. Contact telephone number:

020 3124 3851


For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.







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