Transaction in Own Shares

Compass Group PLC
03 July 2006

                               Compass Group PLC

                    Purchase of own shares for cancellation


Compass Group PLC announces that on 3 July 2006 it purchased for cancellation
64,000 ordinary shares at a price of 267.1409 pence per share from Morgan
Stanley .


Enquiries

Justin Besley              Compass Group PLC            01932 573 000




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