Transaction in Own Shares

Compass Group PLC
31 July 2007

                               Compass Group PLC

                    Purchase of own shares for cancellation


Compass Group PLC announces that on 31 July 2007 it purchased for cancellation
1,000,000 ordinary shares at a price of 329.9874 pence per share from Morgan
Stanley.


Enquiries

Justin Besley           Compass Group PLC              01932 573 000


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