Transaction in Own Shares

Compass Group PLC
22 June 2006

                               Compass Group PLC

                    Purchase of own shares for cancellation


Compass Group PLC announces that on 22 June 2006 it purchased for cancellation
150,000 ordinary shares at a price of 253.8319 pence per share from Morgan
Stanley .


Enquiries

Justin Besley         Compass Group PLC                01932 573 000



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