Transaction in Own Shares

Compass Group PLC
29 June 2006

                               Compass Group PLC



                    Purchase of own shares for cancellation



Compass Group PLC announces that on 29 June 2006 it purchased for cancellation
100,000 ordinary shares at a price of 260.6999 pence per share from Morgan
Stanley .



Enquiries

Justin Besley              Compass Group PLC                01932 573 000




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