Transaction in Own Shares

Compass Group PLC
19 March 2008

19th March 2008

                               Compass Group PLC



                    Purchase of own shares for cancellation



Compass Group PLC announces that on 19 March 2008 it purchased for cancellation
847,000 ordinary shares at a price of 315.823673 pence per share through Merrill
Lynch International.









Enquiries:

Justin Besley                        Compass Group PLC       01932 573 000






                      This information is provided by RNS
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange