Transaction in Own Shares

Compass Group PLC
16 January 2008

16th January 2008

                               Compass Group PLC

                    Purchase of own shares for cancellation


Compass Group PLC announces that on 16 January 2008 it purchased for
cancellation 1,000,000 ordinary shares at a price of 305.0245 pence per share
through Merrill Lynch International.







Enquiries:

Justin Besley               Compass Group PLC           01932 573 000






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