Director/PDMR Shareholding

Compass Group PLC
04 December 2007


4 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 4 December 2007, Gary Green, who is responsible for the Group's US, Canadian
and Mexican businesses, called for the release of his entitlement to 103,275
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. 
On 4 December 2007, Mr Green also disposed of 103,275 Shares at 318.6145 pence 
per share.

Following the transactions detailed above, Mr Green is interested in Shares as
shown below:

NAME                                   NUMBER OF                   PERCENTAGE OF
                                          SHARES                    ISSUED SHARE
                                                                         CAPITAL
Gary Green                             624,270                            0.033%



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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