Transaction in Own Shares

Compass Group PLC
21 August 2007

                               Compass Group PLC


                    Purchase of own shares for cancellation


Compass Group PLC announces that on 21 August 2007 it purchased for cancellation
757,670 ordinary shares at a price of 304.7386 pence per share from Morgan
Stanley.



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Justin Besley            Compass Group PLC               01932 573 000


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