Transaction in Own Shares

Compass Group PLC
21 September 2007

21st September 2007

                               Compass Group PLC

                    Purchase of own shares for cancellation

Compass Group PLC announces that on 21 September 2007 it purchased for
cancellation 750,000 ordinary shares at a price of 317.366159 pence per share
through Merrill Lynch International.

Enquiries:

Justin Besley                        Compass Group PLC           01932 573 000



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