Transaction in Own Shares

Compass Group PLC
05 October 2006



5th October 2006

                               Compass Group PLC



                    Purchase of own shares for cancellation



Compass Group PLC announces that on 5 October 2006 it purchased for cancellation
1,200,000 ordinary shares at a price of 267.572917 pence per share through
Merrill Lynch International.







Enquiries:

Justin Besley                        Compass Group PLC             01932 573 000




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