Transaction in Own Shares

Compass Group PLC
19 June 2006

                               Compass Group PLC


                    Purchase of own shares for cancellation



Compass Group PLC announces that on 19 June 2006 it purchased for cancellation
1,000,000 ordinary shares at a price of 242.0414 pence per share from Morgan
Stanley.



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Justin Besley        Compass Group PLC           01932 573 000







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