Transaction in Own Shares

Compass Group PLC
05 February 2008


5th February 2008

                               Compass Group PLC


                    Purchase of own shares for cancellation


Compass Group PLC announces that on 5 February 2008 it purchased for
cancellation 750,000 ordinary shares at a price of 316.0563 pence per share
through Merrill Lynch International.




Enquiries:

Justin Besley                        Compass Group PLC          01932 573 000



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