Holding(s) in Company

Compass Group PLC
30 December 2004



                           SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     COMPASS GROUP PLC  

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     LLOYDS TSB GROUP PLC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

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

     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
     N/A

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
     N/A

8)   Percentage of issued Class
     N/A

9)   Class of security

      ORDINARY SHARES OF 10 PENCE EACH

10)  Date of transaction

     ON OR BEFORE 22 DECEMBER 2004

11)  Date company informed

     29 DECEMBER 2004

12)  Total holding following this notification

      99,112,817
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     4.598%

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 authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification

     Date of Notification ....29 DECEMBER 2004............


Letter to Compass Group PLC
Dated 22 December 2004


Compass Group Plc

NOTIFICATION UNDER PART VI OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985 (AS AMENDED BY THE
COMPANIES ACT 1989)


This notification is made on behalf of Lloyds TSB Group Plc and its
subsidiaries.


We refer to our previous notification. Certain of the particulars contained
within it have changed. This notification contains the revised particulars and
therefore supersedes our earlier notification.


I write to advise you that Lloyds TSB Group Plc, is interested in 99,112,817
shares, which we understand represents 4.59 8% of the relevant share capital,
and constitutes a notifiable interest for the purpose of part VI of the
Companies Act 1985. This is calculated on an issued share capital of
2,155,345,032 shares.


Letter from Lloyds TSB Bank Plc





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