Director Shareholding

Compass Group PLC
7 June 2004


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').

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.

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Name                 Exercise   Number of      Normal Exercise   Total Number of
                      Price      Options       Period (from/to)  Options Held 
                     (pence)     Granted                         Following Grant
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Michael John Bailey   333.5      550,000        7 June 2007-     5,024,925
                                                6 June 2014      
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Alain Francois Dupuis 333.5      250,000        7 June 2007-     2,045,000
                                                6 June 2014      
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Clive William         333.5      250,000        7 June 2007-     1,892,021
Patrick Grundy                                  6 June 2014 
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Andrew Patrick Lynch  333.5      300,000        7 June 2007-     2,466,646
                                                6 June 2014      
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Andrew David Martin   333.5      650,000        7 June 2007-       650,000
                                                6 June 2014        
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