Director Shareholding

Compass Group PLC
30 September 2002


Compass Group PLC - Executive Share Option Plan (the 'Option Plan')

Directors of Compass Group PLC (the 'Company') were today granted for nil
consideration options under the terms of the Company's Option Plan over ordinary
shares of 10 pence each in the share capital of the Company set out below.

                                Exercise           Number of     Normal exercise        Total number
                                   price             options              period     of options held
Name                             (pence)             granted           (from/to)     following grant

Michael John Bailey              292.5               185,000      September 2005 -        3,907,144
                                                                  September 2012

Andrew Patrick Lynch             292.5               129,500      September 2005 -        2,125,396
                                                                  September 2012

Alain Francois Dupuis            292.5               111,000      September 2005 -        1,395,000
                                                                  September 2012

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