Transaction in Own Shares

Compass Group PLC
08 December 2006

                               Compass Group PLC



                    Purchase of own shares for cancellation





Compass Group PLC announces that on 8 December 2006 it purchased for
cancellation 300,000 ordinary shares at a price of 288.9000 pence per share from
Morgan Stanley.





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Justin Besley              Compass Group PLC                      01932 573 000


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