Holding(s) in Company

Compass Group PLC
18 February 2004





Compass Group PLC (the Company) announces that on 17 February 2004, Ogier 
Employee Benefit Trustee Limited, as Trustee of the Compass Group Employee Trust
No 2 (the Trust), acquired 84,835 ordinary shares in the Company (Shares). 
The Shares were acquired on the market at 371p per Share on 17 February 2004.

On 18 February 2004, Ogier Employee Benefit Trustee Limited, as Trustee of the 
Compass Share Employee Trust No. 2 (the Trust), disposed of 43,228 ordinary 
shares in the Company (Shares) in satisfaction of a senior employee's annual 
bonus arrangements. The senior employee concerned is not a director of the 
Company. The Shares were disposed at a price of 371p per Share.

Following this, the total number of Shares in which the Trust will be interested 
is 113,918 Shares.
 


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