Transaction in Own Shares

Compass Group PLC
10 July 2006

                               Compass Group PLC

                    Purchase of own shares for cancellation

Compass Group PLC announces that on 10 July 2006 it purchased for cancellation
1,000,000 ordinary shares at a price of 263.0918 pence per share from Morgan
Stanley.


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Justin Besley              Compass Group PLC                      01932 573 000


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