Transaction in Own Shares

Compass Group PLC
26 October 2007

                               Compass Group PLC

                    Purchase of own shares for cancellation

Compass Group PLC announces that on 26 October 2007 it purchased for
cancellation 750,000 ordinary shares at a price of 329.4292 pence per share from
Morgan Stanley.

Enquiries

Justin Besley              Compass Group PLC                       01932 573 000


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