Director Shareholding

Compass Group PLC
28 May 2003


To  RNS

Compass Group PLC wishes to notify the following changes in Directors' interests
in ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the share capital of the Company 
('Shares').

1  Compass Group Share Option Plan (the 'Option Plan')
 
   Directors of Compass Group PLC (the 'Company') were today granted for nil
   consideration options under the terms of the Company's Option Plan over 
   Shares set out below.

Name             Exercise Price       Number of       Normal       Total Number
                                      Options        Exercise       of Options
                                      Granted         Period         Held
                                                     (from/to)     Following
                                                                    Grant

Michael John         320              950,000        28 May 2006-   4,632,019
Bailey                                               27 May 2013  
Alain Francois       320p             400,000        28 May 2006-   1,795,000
Dupuis                                               27 May 2013    
Andrew               320p             500,000        28 May 2006-   2,494,725
Patrick Lynch                                        27 May 2013 
Clive William        320p             350,000        28 May 2006-   1,786,600
Patrick Grundy                                       27 May 2013    


2.  Annual Bonus satisfied partly in Shares

The following director, on 28 May 2003, acquired an interest in Shares in 
connection with his annual bonus for the financial year ended 30 September 2002.

Name              Number of shares                    Percentage of Issued
                                                                    Share
Alain Dupuis              53,066                                    0.002%

Following this acquisition, he is beneficially interested in Shares as shown
below:

Name             Number of Shares                     Percentage of Issued
                                                                    Share

Alain Dupuis             939,285                                  0.042%


From  Compass Group Plc


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