Transaction in Own Shares

Compass Group PLC
14 August 2007

                               Compass Group PLC



           Purchase of own shares for cancellation - Amendment to 9412B
(refers to a purchase of 878,000 shares and not 750,000 as previously disclosed)


Compass Group PLC announces that on 10 August 2007 it purchased for cancellation
878,000 ordinary shares at a price of 315.0586 pence per share from Morgan
Stanley.





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Justin Besley              Compass Group PLC                      01932 573 000


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