Transaction in Own Shares

Compass Group PLC
08 August 2006


8th August 2006

                               Compass Group PLC

                    Purchase of own shares for cancellation


Compass Group PLC announces that on 8 August 2006 it purchased for cancellation
1,000,000 ordinary shares at a price of 253.1561 pence per share through Merrill
Lynch International.


Enquiries:

Justin Besley                  Compass Group PLC                   01932 573 000


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