Transaction in Own Shares

Compass Group PLC
03 November 2006

3rd November 2006

                               Compass Group PLC

                    Purchase of own shares for cancellation

Compass Group PLC announces that on 3 November 2006 it purchased for
cancellation 700,000 ordinary shares at a price of 282.973214 pence per share
through Merrill Lynch International.


Enquiries:

Justin Besley                        Compass Group PLC
01932 573 000




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