Transaction in Own Shares

Compass Group PLC
21 February 2008

                               Compass Group PLC


                    Purchase of own shares for cancellation


Compass Group PLC announces that on 21 February 2008 it purchased for
cancellation 750,000 ordinary shares at a price of 337.3641 pence per share from
Morgan Stanley.





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Justin Besley              Compass Group PLC                01932 573 000


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