Holding(s) in Company

Compass Group PLC
01 December 2006


                       NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF LISTED COMPANY

     COMPASS GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER WITH A MAJOR INTEREST

     BARCLAYS 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

     28 NOVEMBER 2006

11)  Date company informed

     1 DECEMBER 2006

12)  Total holding following this notification

     63,159,009
               
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)

     3.05%

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 officer of the listed company responsible 
     for making this notification

     ANDREW V DERHAM

     Date of Notification      1 DECEMBER 2006



LETTER TO: Compass Group PLC 
DATED: 30 November 2006


Companies Act 1985 ('The Act') - Part VI

I hereby inform you that as at 28 November 06 Barclays PLC, through the legal
entities listed on the schedule below, has a notifiable interest in the
capital of your Company of 3.03%.

Details of this interest, together with a breakdown between registered holders
(as required by Section 202(3) of the Act), are below.

The issued capital of 2,087,867,023 is the latest figure available to us.


FROM: Geoff Smith
      Barclays PLC



                             LEGAL ENTITY REPORT

COMPASS GROUP                                                     SEDOL: 0533153

As at 28 November 2006 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed below,
had a  notifiable interest in 63,159,009 ORD GBP0.10 representing 3.03% of the
issued  share capital of 2,087,867,023 units.

Legal Entity                                        Holding      Percentage Held

Barclays Global Investors Ltd                       18,231,904             .8732
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd                       2,835,874             .1358
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd                      4,153             .0002
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd                      1,358             .0001
Barclays Global Fund Advisors                        7,925,735             .3796
Barclays Global Investors Australis Ltd                186,543             .0089
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd                         94,939             .0045
Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd                   164,148             .0079
Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd                    212,384             .0102
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking      2,452,431             .1175
Barclays Private Bank Ltd                                9,000             .0004
Barclays Capital Inc                                   685,000             .0328
Gerrard Ltd                                          4,735,535             .2268
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd                     11,004,446             .5271
Barclays Global Investors N.A.                      14,615,559             .7000
                                Group Holding       63,159,009            3.0250





                          REGISTERED HOLDERS REPORT


COMPASS GROUP                                                     SEDOL: 0533153

As at 28 November 2006 Barclays PLC, through the registered holders listed below,
had a notifiable interest in 63,159,009 ORD GBP0.10 representing 3.03% of the
issued share capital of 2,087,867,023 units.

Registered Holder                       Account Designation              Holding

BANK OF IRELAND                         426353                         1,284,666
BANK OF NEW YORK                                                         152,992
Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd.                                           685,000
Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd.                                        10,502,027
Barclays Global Investors Canada                                         164,148
Barclays Trust Co & Others                                                22,785
Barclays Trust Co DMC69                                                   28,000
Barclays Trust Co R69                                                     44,154
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                      16376                          1,076,154
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                      28270                            714,849
Clydesdale Nominees  HGB0225            00120147102                        1,358
Durlacher Nominees Limited                                               502,419
Gerrard Nominees Limited                602394                             1,700            
Gerrard Nominees Limited                605704                             1,000
Gerrard Nominees Limited                608300                             1,900
Gerrard Nominees Limited                611717                             3,561
Gerrard Nominees Limited                643975                             1,811
Gerrard Nominees Limited                659645                             2,632
Gerrard Nominees Limited                660574                               800
Gerrard Nominees Limited                660758                            12,000
Gerrard Nominees Limited                768557                            19,500
Gerrard Nominees Limited                774160                             1,400                                        
Greig Middleton Nominees Limited (GM1)                                   832,139 
Greig Middleton Nominees Ltd (GM3)      220805DN                         122,244
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                           7,925,735
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                          13,297,292
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                 16331                            523,947
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                 16338                            123,758
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                 16341                          1,158,289
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                 16342                            277,843
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                 16400                         15,705,641
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                 17011                             37,188
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                 18408                            165,443                                        
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                       70,552
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                      186,543
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                    2,452,431
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                      143,335
Mellon Trust - US CUSTODIAN/                                              75,602
Mitsui Asset                                                              38,232
R C Greig Nominees Limited                                             2,487,510
R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1                                           213,518
R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1                                           132,760
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1                                       544,728
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1                                       291,104
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1      RES                                  665
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1                                        64,563
Reflex Nominees Limited                                                    4,153
STATE STREET BOSTON                                                    1,019,121
Trust & Custody Services Bank                                             30,817
ZEBAN NOMINEES LIMITED                                                     9,000
                                               Total                  63,159,009    




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