Transaction in Own Shares

Compass Group PLC
18 October 2006



18th October 2006

                               Compass Group PLC



                    Purchase of own shares for cancellation



Compass Group PLC announces that on 18 October 2006 it purchased for
cancellation 1,000,000 ordinary shares at a price of 274.7275 pence per share
through Merrill Lynch International.







Enquiries:

Justin Besley                        Compass Group PLC           01932 573 000




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