Transaction in Own Shares

Compass Group PLC
17 November 2006



17th November 2006

                               Compass Group PLC

                    Purchase of own shares for cancellation



Compass Group PLC announces that on 17 November 2006 it purchased for
cancellation 575,000 ordinary shares at a price of 287.728261 pence per share
through Merrill Lynch International.




Enquiries:

Justin Besley              Compass Group PLC          01932 573 000



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