Director/PDMR Shareholding

Compass Group PLC
29 September 2006


29 September 2006

Compass Group PLC: 
Purchase of Shares by Employee Benefit Trust

Ogier Employee Benefit Trustee Limited, as Trustee of the Compass Group Employee
Trust No 2 (the Trust) has notified Compass Group PLC (the Company) that it 
purchased on 28 September 2006 a total of 754,000 ordinary l0p shares in the 
Company (Shares) at a price of 270.26p per Share.

The Trust is a discretionary trust of which all employees and former employees
of the Company and its subsidiaries are potential beneficiaries. Executive 
Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities are therefore
deemed to have an interest in the Shares held by the Trust.

Following the transaction, the Trust holds a total of 754,000 Shares, 
representing 0.0358% of the Company's issued share capital.

ENDS

Enquiries:

Tim Mason, Company Secretary       [phone]



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