Transaction in Own Shares

Compass Group PLC
01 November 2006



1st November 2006

                               Compass Group PLC



                    Purchase of own shares for cancellation



Compass Group PLC announces that on 1 November 2006 it purchased for
cancellation 700,000 ordinary shares at a price of 279.571429 pence per share
through Merrill Lynch International.







Enquiries:

Justin Besley               Compass Group PLC         01932 573 000




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