Holding(s) in Company

Compass Group PLC
2 April 2002

Compass Group PLC (the Company) announces that on 28 March 2002, Ogier Employee
Benefit Trustee Limited, as Trustee of the Compass Group Employee Trust No 2
(the Trust), subscribed for 62,462 ordinary shares in the Company (Shares).

The Shares were subscribed at 469.75p per Share, being the middle market
quotation of a Share on 27 March 2002. Following this acquisition, the Trustee
distributed all these shares to satisfy participants' entitlement under the
Compass Group Commitment Share Plan (the Commitment Plan).

Following the distribution of these shares, no shares are held by the Trustee. 


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