Transaction in Own Shares

Compass Group PLC
05 December 2007


5th December 2007
                               Compass Group PLC

                    Purchase of own shares for cancellation


Compass Group PLC announces that on 5 December 2007 it purchased for
cancellation 750,000 ordinary shares at a price of 319.118655 pence per share
through Merrill Lynch International.



Enquiries:

Justin Besley             Compass Group PLC               01932 573 000






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