Transaction in Own Shares

Compass Group PLC
28 January 2008

28th January 2008

                               Compass Group PLC

                    Purchase of own shares for cancellation



Compass Group PLC announces that on 28 January 2008 it purchased for
cancellation 591,666 ordinary shares at a price of 318.188826 pence per share
through Merrill Lynch International.









Enquiries:

Justin Besley                        Compass Group PLC
01932 573 000






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