Transaction in Own Shares

Compass Group PLC
06 September 2007

6th September 2007

                               Compass Group PLC



                    Purchase of own shares for cancellation



Compass Group PLC announces that on 6 September 2007 it purchased for
cancellation 1,000,000 ordinary shares at a price of 318.8625 pence per share
through Merrill Lynch International.






Enquiries:
Justin Besley               Compass Group PLC             01932 573 000
                                                                      






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