Transaction in Own Shares

Compass Group PLC
09 January 2008

9th January 2008

                               Compass Group PLC

                    Purchase of own shares for cancellation


Compass Group PLC announces that on 9 January 2008 it purchased for cancellation
1,000,000 ordinary shares at a price of 306.996521 pence per share through
Merrill Lynch International.



Enquiries:

Justin Besley            Compass Group PLC           01932 573 000






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