Tender Pricing & Results

Compass Group PLC
17 July 2007


                                  17 JULY 2007

                           COMPASS GROUP PLC ('Compass')


   Announcement of the pricing and the results of the Invitation to Tender for
                  purchase for Cash up to EUR450,000,000 of its

        EUR750,000,000 6.00 per cent. Notes due 29 May 2009 (the 'Notes')


Further to the acceptance of EUR450,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the
Notes for repurchase by Compass on a pro rata basis, Compass today announces the
Repurchase Price of such Notes. This announcement should be read in conjunction
with the Tender Offer Memorandum dated 3 July 2007 (the 'Tender Offer
Memorandum').

The Repurchase Price has been calculated at 102.097% being the sum of (a) the
Reference Rate and (b) the Repurchase Spread.

The Reference Rate has been set at 4.764%, being the Interpolated 2009 Mid-Swap
Rate at or around 2.00 p.m. (London time) today.

As announced on 9 July 2007, the Reference Spread is 2 basis points over the
Interpolated 2009 Mid-Swap Rate.

The Repurchase Amount in respect of each EUR1,000 in principal amount of Notes
accepted for repurchase is EUR1,020.97(being the product of the Repurchase Price
and EUR1,000).

Compass will also pay interest accrued and unpaid per EUR1,000 nominal amount on
the Notes from (and including) the immediately preceding interest payment date
to (but excluding) the Settlement Date (which is expected to be 20 July 2007)
which has been calculated at EUR8.52 per EUR1,000 nominal amount on the Notes.

The total amount Compass will pay Noteholders on the Settlement Date for each
EUR1,000 in principal amount of Notes accepted for repurchase will be
EUR1,029.49 (being the sum of the Repurchase Amount and Accrued Interest).

Description of Common Code/  Outstanding   Amount Subject  Reference   Repurchase Repurchase Accrued
  the Notes        ISIN       Principal     to the Offer      Rate       Spread     Price    Interest
                                Amount

EUR750,000,000
6.00 per cent.
Notes due 29
May 2009        014836381   EUR750,000,000 EUR450,000,000 Interpolated  +2.0 bps   102.097%  8.52 per
                                           in aggregate   2009                               EUR1,000
                                           principal      Mid-Swap
                                           amount         Rate
               XS0148363814


Requests for further information should be directed to the Dealer Managers:

            ABN AMRO Bank N.V.                      Barclays Bank PLC             The Royal Bank of Scotland plc
             250 Bishopsgate                      The North Colonnade                   135 Bishopsgate
             London EC2M 4AA                         Canary Wharf                      London EC2M 3UR
            For information by                       London E14 4BB                   For information by 
    telephone:   [phone]              For information by        telephone:  [phone]/3781
        Fax: [phone]           telephone: [phone]            Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]       Fax: [phone]      E-mail: [e-mail]
                                                E-mail: [e-mail]


                      OFFER AND DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTIONS

The Offer and the distribution of the Tender Offer Memorandum in certain
jurisdictions may be restricted by law. Persons into whose possession the Tender
Offer Memorandum comes are required by Compass and the Dealer Managers to inform
themselves about and to observe any such restrictions. It is the responsibility
of any such person wishing to accept the Offer to satisfy himself as to the full
observance of the laws of the relevant jurisdiction in connection therewith and
the compliance with any other necessary formalities.

In particular, this notice is not for distribution in the United States, to U.S.
     persons or to persons in the Republic of Italy or to Italian persons.

Compass Group is the world's largest foodservice company with annual revenue of
c. £10.8 billion in the year to 30 September 2006. For more information visit
www.compass-group.com.






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