Transaction in Own Shares

Compass Group PLC
22 January 2008

22nd January 2008

                               Compass Group PLC



                    Purchase of own shares for cancellation



Compass Group PLC announces that on 22 January 2008 it purchased for
cancellation 766,991 ordinary shares at a price of 300.368094 pence per share
through Merrill Lynch International.






Enquiries:

Justin Besley               Compass Group PLC         01932 573 000






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