Transaction in Own Shares

Compass Group PLC
04 September 2006

                               Compass Group PLC



                    Purchase of own shares for cancellation





Compass Group PLC announces that on 4 September 2006 it purchased for
cancellation 500,000 ordinary shares at a price of 256.0019 pence per share from
Morgan Stanley.





Enquiries

Justin Besley              Compass Group PLC               01932 573 000


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