Holding in Company

Compass Group PLC
30 September 2005


Compass Group PLC

Holding in Company

30 September 2005

Ogier Employee Benefit Trustee Limited, as Trustee of the Compass Group Employee
Trust No 2 (the Trust) has notified Compass Group PLC (the Company) that it
purchased on 29 September 2005 a total of 87,028 ordinary 10p shares in the
Company (Shares) at a price of 208.45p per Share.

The Trust is a discretionary trust of which all employees and former employees
of the Company are potential beneficiaries.

Executive Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities are
deemed to be interested in all Shares held by the Trust. However they are
unconnected with this transaction.

Following the transaction, the Trust holds a total of 87,028 Shares,
representing 0.004% of the Company's issued share capital.






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