Transaction in Own Shares

Compass Group PLC
03 September 2007


3rd September 2007
                               Compass Group PLC

                    Purchase of own shares for cancellation


Compass Group PLC announces that on 3 September 2007 it purchased for
cancellation 750,000 ordinary shares at a price of 329.757 pence per share
through Merrill Lynch International.


Enquiries:

Justin Besley                        Compass Group PLC          01932 573 000



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