Transaction in Own Shares

Compass Group PLC
31 August 2007

31st August 2007

                               Compass Group PLC



                    Purchase of own shares for cancellation



Compass Group PLC announces that on 31 August 2007 it purchased for cancellation
750,000 ordinary shares at a price of 324.609 pence per share through Merrill
Lynch International.









Enquiries:
Justin Besley                Compass Group PLC            01932 573 000






                      This information is provided by RNS
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange