Transaction in Own Shares

Compass Group PLC
10 October 2006


10th October 2006

                               Compass Group PLC


                    Purchase of own shares for cancellation


Compass Group PLC announces that on 10 October 2006 it purchased for
cancellation 1,000,000 ordinary shares at a price of 270.9625 pence per share
through Merrill Lynch International.



Enquiries:
Justin Besley         Compass Group PLC      01932 573 000



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