Transaction in Own Shares

Compass Group PLC
17 September 2007

17th September 2007

                               Compass Group PLC



                    Purchase of own shares for cancellation



Compass Group PLC announces that on 17 September 2007 it purchased for
cancellation 1,000,000 ordinary shares at a price of 307.68125 pence per share
through Merrill Lynch International.





Enquiries:

Justin Besley         Compass Group PLC          01932 573 000






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