Transaction in Own Shares

Compass Group PLC
21 August 2006



21st August 2006

                               Compass Group PLC



                    Purchase of own shares for cancellation



Compass Group PLC announces that on 21 August 2006 it purchased for cancellation
370,000 ordinary shares at a price of 254.633784 pence per share through Merrill
Lynch International.







Enquiries:

Justin Besley               Compass Group PLC            01932 573 000




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