Notice of Trading Statement

Compass Group PLC
05 September 2005


                               Compass Group PLC
        Notice of Date of Pre-Close Trading Update & Preliminary Results

5 September 2005

Compass Group PLC will provide its customary pre-close trading update at 7:00
a.m. on Wednesday, 28 September 2005, followed by a conference call for
investors and analysts at 9:30 a.m.

To participate in the pre-close trading update conference call, please dial: +44
(0) 20 7365 1854. There will be a replay recording available for seven days. To
listen to the replay, please dial [phone] or [phone]. The
passcode for both replay numbers is 8449438#.

Preliminary results for the full-year ending 30 September 2005 are provisionally
scheduled for release on 29 November 2005.

Ends

Enquiries:

Compass Group PLC                  [phone]
Sarah Ellis
Director Corporate Strategy & Investor Relations

Brunswick                          [phone]
Simon Sporborg / Pamela Small

Notes

Compass Group PLC is the world's leading foodservice company providing food,
vending and related services to clients and customers in the workplace, at
school and colleges, hospitals, on the move, at leisure and in defence, offshore
and remote locations. Compass Group has annual revenues of £12 billion and
employs 400,000 people in over 90 countries.



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