Director/PDMR Shareholding

Compass Group PLC
17 May 2006


17 May 2006


                 Compass Group PLC: Director/PDMR Shareholding


Compass Group PLC (the 'Company') announces that Sir Roy Gardner and Richard
Cousins, both Directors, have each purchased 100,000 Ordinary Shares of ten
pence each in the Company.

Andrew Martin, also a Director, has purchased 80,000 Ordinary Shares of ten
pence each in the Company.

Ian El-Mokadem, a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility, has purchased
50,000 Ordinary Shares of ten pence each in the Company.

All the shares above were purchased today in the market at 241.57 pence per
share. 

Their resulting shareholdings in the Company are as follows:

                                                                   Percentage of
                                                    Total Number   issued Share
Name               Position                        of Shares Held    Capital

Sir Roy Gardner    Senior Non-executive Director      100,000        0.0046% 
Richard Cousins    Executive Director                 100,000        0.0046% 
Andrew Martin      Group Finance Director             110,027        0.0051% 
Ian El-Mokadem     CEO, UK & Ireland Division          50,000        0.0023%

  
 

 
ENDS 

Enquiries:

Compass Group PLC               [phone]
Investors/Analysts:             Andrew Martin
Media:                          Paul Kelly and Charlotte Mulford
 
www.compass-group.com


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