Transaction in Own Shares

Compass Group PLC
31 January 2008




31st January 2008

                               Compass Group PLC

                    Purchase of own shares for cancellation


Compass Group PLC announces that on 31 January 2008 it purchased for
cancellation 946,304 ordinary shares at a price of 308.537923 pence per share
through Merrill Lynch International.




Enquiries:

Justin Besley            Compass Group PLC           01932 573 000




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