Total Voting Rights

Compass Group PLC
22 January 2007


                  Compass Group PLC - Voting Rights and Capital

In conformity with the Transparency Directive's transitional provision 6 and
further to the Company's announcement made on 27 December 2006, Compass Group
PLC's issued share capital as at 19 January 2007 consists of 2,048,343,783
ordinary 10p shares each with equal voting rights. Compass Group PLC does not
hold any ordinary shares in treasury.

The decrease is the result of the purchase and cancellation of shares under the
Company's share buy-back programme partially set-off by the allotment of new
shares in relation to the Company's employee share schemes.

Therefore the total number of voting rights in Compass Group PLC is
2,048,343,783.

The above figure, 2,048,343,783 may be used by shareholders as the denominator
for the calculation by which they will determine whether they are required to
notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, Compass Group PLC
under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

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