Director/PDMR Shareholding

Compass Group PLC
18 December 2007



18 December 2007



                 COMPASS GROUP PLC: DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDING


Compass Group PLC (the 'Company') announces the following changes in the
interests of Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility
('PDMRs') in ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the share capital of the
Company ('Shares').


On 18 December 2007, Miguel Ramis, a PDMR, who is responsible for the Group's
European business, called for the release of his entitlement to 52,721 Shares
granted to him in 2004 for nil cost under the Compass Group Bonus Matching
Shares Plan (under which up to 50% of any pre-tax performance related bonus 
could be invested). No awards have been made under the Plan since 2005.

Following the transaction detailed above, Mr Ramis has increased his
shareholding in the Company to that shown below:

NAME                                     NUMBER OF                 PERCENTAGE OF
                                            SHARES                  ISSUED SHARE
                                                                         CAPITAL

Miguel Ramis                             368,440                        0.0194 %



ENDS


Enquiries:

Compass Group PLC
[phone]

Investors/Analysts: Mark J White, General Counsel & Company Secretary
Media: Chris King, Group Head of Media Relations

Compass Group is the world's leading foodservice company. We specialise in
providing food, vending and related services on our clients' premises and we
generated annual revenues of around £10.3 billion in the year to 30 September
2007. The company operates across the following core sectors of Business and
Industry (B&I), Defence, Offshore & Remote Site, Healthcare, Education, Sports &
Leisure and Vending with an established brand portfolio. For more information
visit www.compass-group.com.







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