Transaction in Own Shares

Compass Group PLC
28 December 2007

28th December 2007

                               Compass Group PLC

                    Purchase of own shares for cancellation

Compass Group PLC announces that on 28 December 2007 it purchased for
cancellation 400,000 ordinary shares at a price of 311.913651 pence per share
through Merrill Lynch International.




Enquiries:

Justin Besley                  Compass Group PLC            01932 573 000






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