Director Shareholding

Compass Group PLC
1 December 2004


Compass Group PLC wishes to notify the following changes in Directors' interests
in ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the share capital of the Company
('Shares').

Compass Group 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 Shares
set out below.

                                                             
Name                          Exercise   Number of   Normal         Total
                              Price      Options     Exercise       Number of
                              (pence)    Granted     Period         Options Held
                                                     (from/to)      Following 
                                                                    Grant

Sir Francis Henry Mackay      229.25     450,000     1 Dec 2007-    2,651,245
                                                     30 Nov 2014

Michael John Bailey           229.25     855,000     1 Dec 2007-    5,879,925
                                                     30 Nov 2014

Alain Francois Dupuis         229.25     390,000     1 Dec 2007-    2,435,000
                                                     30 Nov 2014

Clive William Patrick Grundy  229.25     390,000     1 Dec 2007-    2,285,553
                                                     30 Nov 2014

Andrew Patrick Lynch          229.25     460,000     1 Dec 2007-    2,930,178
                                                     30 Nov 2014

Andrew David Martin           229.25     365,000     1 Dec 2007-    1,018,532
                                                     30 Nov 2014



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