Annual Update of EMTN Programme



Compass Group PLC

Annual Update of Euro Medium Term Note Programme

Compass Group PLC (the Company) has completed its annual update to its existing Euro Medium Term Note Programme, a framework of standardised documentation that enables the Company to issue debt with varying maturities to investors in the public markets.

To view the Base Prospectus approved by the UK Listing Authority and published in connection with the annual update of the Company's Euro Medium Term Note Programme dated 22 December 2015, please paste the URL below into the address bar of your browser.

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/9509J_-2015-12-22.pdfThe Base Prospectus has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do

ENDS

Enquiries:

Compass Group PLC

+44 (0)1932 573000

Investors/Analysts: Mark J White, General Counsel & Company Secretary

Media: Clare Hunt, Group Media Relations Assistant Director

Please note that the information contained in the Base Prospectus may be addressed to and/or targeted at persons who are residents of particular countries (specified in the Base Prospectus) only and is not intended for use and should not be relied upon by any person outside these countries and/or to whom the offer contained in the Base Prospectus is not addressed. Prior to relying on the information contained in the Base Prospectus you must ascertain from the Base Prospectus whether or not you are part of the intended addressees of the information contained in the Base Prospectus.

Note to Editors

Compass Group PLC is a world-leading food and support services company, which generated annual revenues of £17.8 billion in the year to 30 September 2015. It operates in over 50 countries, employs over 500,000 people and serves over 5 billion meals every year. The Company specialises in providing food and a range of support services across the core sectors of Business & Industry, Healthcare & Seniors, Education, Defence, Offshore & Remote, Sports & Leisure and Vending with an established brand portfolio.