Transaction in Own Shares

Compass Group PLC
04 July 2006

                               Compass Group PLC

                    Purchase of own shares for cancellation


Compass Group PLC announces that on 4 July 2006 it purchased for cancellation
615,000 ordinary shares at a price of 273.0313 pence per share from Morgan
Stanley .


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Justin Besley              Compass Group PLC         01932 573 000


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