Transaction in Own Shares

Compass Group PLC
21 July 2006



21st July 2006

                               Compass Group PLC

                    Purchase of own shares for cancellation

Compass Group PLC announces that on 21 July 2006 it purchased for cancellation
1,000,000 ordinary shares at a price of 249.4875 pence per share through Merrill
Lynch International.



Enquiries:

Justin Besley               Compass Group PLC         01932 573 000




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