Transaction in Own Shares

Compass Group PLC
06 September 2007

5th September 2007

                               Compass Group PLC

                    Purchase of own shares for cancellation

Compass Group PLC announces that on 5 September 2007 it purchased for
cancellation 775,798 ordinary shares at a price of 324.629104 pence per share
through Merrill Lynch International.

Enquiries:

Justin Besley                   Compass Group PLC              01932 573 000


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