Transaction in Own Shares

Compass Group PLC
27 June 2007

                               Compass Group PLC


                    Purchase of own shares for cancellation


Compass Group PLC announces that on 27 June 2007 it purchased for cancellation
1,000,000 ordinary shares at a price of 350.0100 pence per share from Morgan
Stanley.


Enquiries

Justin Besley              Compass Group PLC                     01932 573 000


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