Transaction in Own Shares

Compass Group PLC
04 October 2006



4th October 2006

                               Compass Group PLC

                    Purchase of own shares for cancellation



Compass Group PLC announces that on 4 October 2006 it purchased for cancellation
1,000,000 ordinary shares at a price of 265.325 pence per share through Merrill
Lynch International.







Enquiries:

Justin Besley         Compass Group PLC      01932 573 000




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