Re Share Subscription

Compass Group PLC
17 July 2002



Compass Group PLC (the Company) announces that on 17 July 2002, Ogier Employee
Benefit Trustee Limited, as Trustee of the Compass Group Employee Trust No 2 
(the Trust), subscribed for 127,007 ordinary shares in the Company (Shares).

The Shares were subscribed at 341.25p per Share, being the middle market 
quotation of a Share on 15 July 2002. Following this acquisition, the Trustee
distributed all the shares to satisfy participants' entitlements under the 
Compass Group Commitment Share Plan (the Commitment Plan).

Following the distribution of these shares, no shares are held by the Trustee.


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