Annual Information Update

Compass Group PLC
09 January 2006

LETTER TO:  RNS
  

                 Compass Group PLC - Annual Information Update

In accordance with Prospectus Rule 5.2, Compass Group PLC is pleased to provide
its first Annual Information Update relating to information that has been
published or made available to the public between 8 January 2005 and 9 January
2006. The information referred to in this update was up to date at the time the
information was published but some information may now be out of date.

From:  Andrew V Derham (Deputy Company Secretary)

1         Announcements made via RNS, a regulatory information service

All of the documents listed below were published via RNS, a Regulatory 
Information Service.

Date         Brief description of announcement     

09.01.06     Annual Information Update for the 12 months up to 09.01.06     

09.01.06     Annual Report 2005, Annual Review 2005 & Notice of AGM - available 
             for viewing at the Document Viewing Facility     

28.12.05     Notification of major interests in shares from Brandes Investment
             Partners L.P.     

28.12.05     Notification of major interests in shares from The Capital Group
             Companies, Inc

14.12.05     Notification of major interests in shares from Franklin Resources 
             Inc and Affiliates     

29.11.05     Preliminary final results for the financial year ended 30.09.05

17.11.05     Notification of major interests in shares from Brandes Investment
             Partners L.P.     

04.11.05     Notification of major interests in shares from Barclays PLC     

04.11.05     Notification of change of interest of director, PDMR or connected
             person

03.11.05     Update in relation to investigations undertaken by the UN     

31.10.05     Notification of major interests in shares from The Capital Group
             Companies, Inc    

27.10.05     Notification of major interests in shares from Franklin Resources 
             Inc and Affiliates     

25.10.05     Notification of major interests in shares from The Capital Group
             Companies, Inc 

24.10.05     Notification of major interests in shares from Barclays PLC    

21.10.05     Notification of major interests in shares from Brandes Investment
             Partners L.P.     

21.10.05     Investigation into the relationships between ESS, IHC and the UN

18.10.05     Blocklisting interim review - SAYE Scheme          

18.10.05     Blocklisting interim review - Executive Share Option Plan

18.10.05     Blocklisting interim review - Management Share Option Plan     

18.10.05     Blocklisting interim review - Executive Share Option Plan

10.10.05     Clarification relating to the involvement of the Company and its
             subsidiary ESS into contract procurement at the UN     

30.09.05     Acquisition of shares by the Trustee of the Compass Group Employee
             Trust No. 2     

30.09.05     Confirmation that the financial statements for the financial year 
             ended 30.09.05 will be reported in accordance with UK GAAP and that 
             the financial statements for the financial year ending 30.09.06 
             will be reported in accordance with IFRS issues by the ISAB
         
29.09.05     Notification of major interests in shares from Franklin Resources 
             Inc and Affiliates     

28.09.05     Pre-close period trading update     

28.09.05     Update relating to the structure of the Board of Directors     

20.09.05     Notification of major interests in shares from Lloyds TSB PLC & its
             subsidiaries

19.09.05     Declaration relating to Sir Roy Gardner     

15.09.05     Update relating to the structure of the Board of Directors     

07.09.05     Update relating to the structure of the Board of Directors          

06.09.05     Notification of major interests in shares from Barclays PLC     

05.09.05     Notification of date of pre-close period trading update and 
             preliminary results               

02.08.05     Notification of change of interest of director, PDMR or connected
             person     

21.07.05     Update relating to the structure of the Board of Directors     

18.07.05     Notification of change of interest of director, PDMR or connected
             person     

14.07.05     Notification of change of interest of director, PDMR or connected
             person          

01.07.05     Notification of major interests in shares from Franklin Resources 
             Inc and Affiliates

21.06.05     Notification of major interests in shares from Aviva PLC

13.06.05     Interim Report 2005 - available at the Document Viewing Facility

03.06.05     Notification of major interests in shares from Lloyds TSB PLC & its
             subsidiaries

01.06.05     Notification of major interests in shares from Franklin Resources 
             Inc and Affiliates                    

01.06.05     Notification of major interests in shares from Legal & General 
             Group plc and its subsidiaries     

18.05.05     Interim results for the 6 months ended 31.03.05

11.05.05     Notification of major interests in shares from Franklin Resources 
             Inc and Affiliates               

09.05.05     Update relating to the structure of the Board of Directors

28.04.05     Notification of major interests in shares from Franklin Resources 
             Inc and Affiliates     

22.04.05     Notification of major interests in shares from Barclays PLC

21.04.05     Notification of major interests in shares from Barclays PLC     

20.04.05     Notification of major interests in shares from Barclays PLC     

15.04.05     Notification of major interests in shares from Franklin Resources 
             Inc and Affiliates

12.04.05     Notification of major interests in shares from Franklin Resources 
             Inc and Affiliates     

11.04.05     Notification of major interests          

05.04.05     Blocklisting interim review - Management Share Option Plan      

05.04.05     Blocklisting interim review - Executive Share Option Plan     

05.04.05     Blocklisting interim review - SAYE Scheme                 

05.04.05     Blocklisting interim review - Executive Share Option Plan

05.04.05     Notification of major interests in shares from Franklin Resources 
             Inc and Affiliates                          

31.03.05     Trading update     

02.03.05     Notification of major interests in shares from Franklin Resources 
             Inc and Affiliates

01.03.05     Notification of interests of Clive Grundy a director of the Company

01.03.05     Notification of interests of Andrew Lynch a director of the Company

15.02.05     Resolutions relating to special business passed at the AGM on
             14.02.05 - available for viewing at the Document Viewing Facility

14.02.05     AGM statement

31.01.05     Notification of major interests in shares from Franklin Resources 
             Inc and Affiliates               

28.01.05     Notification of major interests in shares from Franklin Resources 
             Inc and Affiliates

2         Documents filed at Companies House

All of the documents listed below were filed with the Registrar of Companies in
England and Wales on or around the dates indicated.

Date         Document filed

09.11.05     Form 363 - Annual Return made up to 29.09.05     

25.10.05     Form 288a - appointment of Sir Roy Gardner as a director of the
             Company     

21.10.05     Form 288a - appointment of Tim Mason as Secretary of the Company

21.10.05     Form 288b - resignation of Alain Dupuis as a director of the
             Company               

21.10.05     Form 288b - resignation of Andrew Lynch as a director of the
             Company     

21.10.05     Form 288b - Resignation of Ron Morley as Secretary of the Company

08.09.05     Form 88(2)R - return of allotment of 15,000 shares on exercise of
             share options          

09.08.05     Form 288b - resignation of Clive Grundy as a director of the
             Company               

09.07.05     Form 88(2)R - return of allotment of 74,111 shares on exercise of
             share options

26.04.05     Form 88(2)R - return of allotment of 3,210 shares on exercise of
             share options     

22.02.05     Form 122 - cancellation of 49,998 authorised but unissued
             redeemable preference shares of £1.00 each

22.02.05     Resolutions passed at the AGM held on 14.02.05           

22.02.05     Form 288b - resignation of Denis Cassidy as a director of the
             Company     

14.02.05     Form 88(2)R - return of allotment of 25,801 shares on exercise of
             share options     

14.02.05     Form 88(2)R - return of allotment of 57,993 shares on exercise of
             share options     

29.01.05     Annual Accounts of the Group for the financial year ended 30.09.04

12.01.05     Form 88(2)R - return of allotment of 139,988 shares on exercise of
             share options

Regulatory announcements released via RNS can be downloaded from the London
Stock Exchange website  www.londonstockexchange.com from the Prices and
News/Market news area and searching using Compass Group PLC's code 'CPG'

Documents submitted to the FSA can be viewed via its Document Viewing Facility
situated at:

Document Viewing Facility
UK Listing Authority
The Financial Services Authority
25 North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London E14 5HS
(T) 020 7066 1000
www.fsa.gov.uk

Documents filed at Companies House can be obtained from:

Companies House 
Crown Way 
Cardiff CF14 3UZ

3         Annual and Interim Reports

The Company's Annual Report 2005, Annual Review 2005 and Notice of Annual
General Meeting 2006 (were each filed with the UKLA Document Viewing Facility on
9 January 2006) and together with the Interim Report 2005 (published on 18 May
2005) are available on the Company's website at www.compass-group.com.


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