Transaction in Own Shares

Compass Group PLC
18 December 2007

18th December 2007

                               Compass Group PLC



                    Purchase of own shares for cancellation



Compass Group PLC announces that on 18 December 2007 it purchased for
cancellation 750,000 ordinary shares at a price of 314.474786 pence per share
through Merrill Lynch International.









Enquiries:

Justin Besley               Compass Group PLC        01932 573 000






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