Director/PDMR Shareholding

Compass Group PLC
18 March 2008


                                       



18 March 2008



                               COMPASS GROUP PLC


    NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS/PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL
                      RESPONSIBILITY AND CONNECTED PERSONS



Compass Group PLC (the 'Company') announces that Ian El-Mokadem, Group Managing
Director UK and Ireland, a person discharging managerial responsibility, has
today increased his shareholding in the Company by the purchase of 10,000
ordinary shares each in the market at a purchase price of 313.25p pence each per
share.


As a result of this transaction, Mr El-Mokadem and his wife now hold 70,000
ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the capital of the Company.


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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