Transaction in Own Shares

Compass Group PLC
20 November 2006


20th November 2006

                               Compass Group PLC


                    Purchase of own shares for cancellation


Compass Group PLC announces that on 20 November 2006 it purchased for
cancellation 700,000 ordinary shares at a price of 287.089286 pence per share
through Merrill Lynch International.




Enquiries:

Justin Besley                        Compass Group PLC             01932 573 000



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