Transaction in Own Shares

Compass Group PLC
06 December 2006

                               Compass Group PLC

                    Purchase of own shares for cancellation


Compass Group PLC announces that on 6 December 2006 it purchased for
cancellation 700,000 ordinary shares at a price of 288.0200 pence per share from
Morgan Stanley.


Enquiries

Justin Besley              Compass Group PLC                       01932 573 000


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