Director Shareholding

Compass Group PLC
25 February 2002




Compass Group PLC wishes to notify the following changes in Directors' interests 
in ordinary shares in the Company ('Shares').


1.  Long Term Incentive Plan Awards

Under the Compass Group PLC Long Term Incentive Plan, participants may become 
entitled to Shares if the Company satisfies a stringent performance target.

On 25 February 2002, awards were made under the Long Term Incentive Plan to the 
executive directors set out below. The number of Shares referred to is the 
maximum available if the performance target, which relates to a three year 
period ending on 30 September 2004, is satisfied in full,
 
Name                                        Shares under Conditional Award

Francis H Mackay                                    134,350
 
Michael J Bailey                                    134,350
 
Andrew P Lynch                                       71,130

Alain F Dupuis                                       59,275


2.  Long Term Incentive Plan maturity

The following Directors' rights in respect of awards made under the Compass 
Group PLC Long Term Incentive Plan (which were granted for nil consideration) 
have matured. These Directors have obtained an interest in Shares as described
below. 

Name                              Number of Shares              Date

Francis H Mackay                    858,020*                  25 February 2002
  
Michael J Bailey                    581,959*                  25 February 2002

Andrew P Lynch                      271,231*                  25 February 2002

Alain F Dupuis                      283,115                   22 February 2002

*In the case of Messrs Mackay, Bailey and Lynch, the interest has been acquired, 
and is held, by family trusts in which they have a beneficial interest.

3.  Commitment Plan maturity

The following Directors' rights in respect of awards made in 2000 under the 
Compass Group PLC Commitment Plan (which were granted for nil consideration) 
have matured. These Directors have obtained an interest in Shares as described 
below.
 
Name                              Number of Shares              Date
 
Francis H Mackay                    751,939*                  25 February 2002
 
Michael J Bailey                    856,556*                  25 February 2002

Andrew P Lynch                      381,271*                  25 February 2002
 
Alain F Dupuis                      370,096                   22 February 2002

 
*In the case of Messrs Mackay, Bailey and Lynch, the interest has been acquired, 
and is held, by family trusts in which they have a beneficial interest.

4.  Sharesave Bonus Share Issue

The following Directors' rights under an arrangement available to all eligible
employees who exercised non-maturing saving-related share options during the
Granada Compass merger period (which were granted for nil consideration) have
matured, and these Directors have obtained an interest in Shares as described
below.


Name                              Number of Shares              Date

Francis H Mackay                      1,568                   22 February 2002   

Andrew P Lynch                          928                   22 February 2002

5.  Resultant interests

As a result, on 25 February 2002, the Directors are beneficially interested in
Shares as shown below:
                                                            Percentage of 
Name                              Number of Shares        issued share capital

Francis H Mackay                  2,944,102                    0.1322%

Michael J Bailey                  1,889,665                    0.0848%
 
Andrew P Lynch                      682,056                    0.0306%
 
Alain F Dupuis                      886,219                    0.0398%
 

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