Holding(s) in Company

Compass Group PLC
21 June 2005

                           SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     COMPASS GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     AVIVA PLC

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 (any treasury shares held by the 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 the 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

     ON OR BEFORE 16 JUNE 2005

11)  Date company informed

     21 JUNE 2005

12)  Total holding following this notification

     65,615,778
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
     (any treasury shares held by the company should not be taken into account 
     when calculating percentage)

     3.04%

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      21 JUNE 2005




Letter to Compass Group plc
Dated 17 June 2005

COMPASS GROUP PLC (THE 'COMPANY') - SEDOL 0533153

This notification supersedes our previous notification to you dated 23 November
2001 and is prompted by purchases totalling 1,452,056 on 16 June 2005.

This notification relates to issued ordinary shares of 10p each in the capital
of the Company (the 'shares') and is given in fulfilment of the obligations
imposed by sections 198 to 202 of the Companies Act 1985 (the 'Act').

1.    Notification on behalf of Morley Fund Management Limited (a subsidiary of
      Aviva plc) (formerly CGNU plc)).

1.1   We hereby notify you on behalf of Morley Fund Management Limited that 
      immediately after the time when the obligation to make this notification 
      arose Morley Fund Management Limited were interested in 65,615,778 shares.

1.2   The identity of the registered holders of the shares to which this 
      notification relates and the number of shares held by each of them are set 
      out in the attached Appendix: Morley Fund Management Limited.

2.    Notification on behalf of Aviva plc.

2.1   We hereby notify you on behalf of Aviva plc that immediately after the 
      time when the obligation to make this notification arose Aviva plc were 
      interested in 65,615,778 shares giving the Aviva group a total percentage
      interest in the shares of 3.04%.

2.2   The identity of the registered holders of the shares to which this 
      notification relates and the number of shares held by each of them are set 
      out in the attached Appendix: Aviva plc.


We are only required to notify interests which are defined as material interests
when the holding is equal to 3% or more of the Company's relevant share capital.
The term material interests exclude certain categories where we do not hold a
beneficial interest, for example where the shares are held in an Authorised Unit
Trust Scheme or Open Ended Investment Company. Holdings in those categories are
therefore not included in the holding notified under this letter. 

Abby Condick
for and on behalf of
Aviva plc
           
 
The Company Secretary 
Compass Group plc                                                   17 June 2005

 
APPENDIX: MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED
 
REGISTERED HOLDERS                              NUMBER OF SHARES HELD

BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd                  18,890,204   (Material)
BT Globenet Nominees Ltd                            28,789   (Material)
Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd                     29,963,110   (Material)
CUIM Nominee Ltd                                14,874,388   (Material)
Chase Nominees Ltd                               1,859,287   (Material)


 
 
TOTAL PERCENTAGE INTEREST OF MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED: 3.04% 

ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL ON WHICH THIS NOTIFICATION IS BASED: 2,155,572,024




 
The Company Secretary 
Compass Group plc                                                   17 June 2005

 
APPENDIX: AVIVA PLC 

REGISTERED HOLDERS                              NUMBER OF SHARES HELD

BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd                  18,890,204   (Material)
BT Globenet Nominees Ltd                            28,789   (Material)
Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd                     29,963,110   (Material)
CUIM Nominee Ltd                                14,874,388   (Material)
Chase Nominees Ltd                               1,859,287   (Material)
 

TOTAL PERCENTAGE INTEREST OF AVIVA PLC: 3.04% 

ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL ON WHICH THIS NOTIFICATION IS BASED: 2,155,572,024




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