Transaction in Own Shares

Compass Group PLC
07 January 2008


7th January 2008

                               Compass Group PLC



                    Purchase of own shares for cancellation

Compass Group PLC announces that on 7 January 2008 it purchased for cancellation
1,000,000 ordinary shares at a price of 301.961677 pence per share through
Merrill Lynch International.






Enquiries:

Justin Besley                        Compass Group PLC
01932 573 000






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