Holding(s) in Company

Compass Group PLC
04 April 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:

Templeton Global Advisors Limited


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

Bank of New York

Citibank NA London

Euroclear Bruxelles

HSBC Bank Plc

Morgan Stanley

JP Morgan Chase Bank

Mellon Bank

Merrill Lynch Int'l Ltd

Royal Trust Corp of Canada

State Street Bank


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

1 April 2008


6. Date on which issuer notified:

4 April 2008


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

Below 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                               112,162,888             112,162,888



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

GB0005331532                                    < 5%                   < 5%


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

Not disclosed                                Less than 5%







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


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.









                               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:

Templeton Growth Fund, Inc


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

JP Morgan Chase Bank


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

18 March 2008


6. Date on which issuer notified:

4 April 2008


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

Below 3%


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                                68,389,574              68,389,574



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

GB0005331532                                    < 3%                   < 3%


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

Not disclosed                                Less than 3%







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


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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