Transaction in Own Shares

Compass Group PLC
01 February 2008



1st February 2008


                               Compass Group PLC

                    Purchase of own shares for cancellation


Compass Group PLC announces that on 1 February 2008 it purchased for
cancellation 750,000 ordinary shares at a price of 323.9455 pence per share
through Merrill Lynch International.



Enquiries:

Justin Besley                Compass Group PLC                01932 573 000






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