Transaction in Own Shares

Compass Group PLC
04 January 2008

4th January 2008

                               Compass Group PLC

                    Purchase of own shares for cancellation


Compass Group PLC announces that on 4 January 2008 it purchased for cancellation
750,000 ordinary shares at a price of 308.567872 pence per share through Merrill
Lynch International.



Enquiries:

Justin Besley                        Compass Group PLC
01932 573 000






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