Holding(s) in Company

Compass Group PLC
15 January 2008


                               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:

BlackRock, Inc


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



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

10/01/2008


6. Date on which issuer notified:

15/01/2008


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

5%


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                            N/A              N/A



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

GB0005331532               95,869,150   N/A       95,869,150   N/A        5.09


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

          95,869,150                                5.09%







9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable :
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited 95,869,150 (5.09%)


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:

N/A

14. Contact name:


15. Contact telephone number:


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







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