Transaction in Own Shares-AMD

Compass Group PLC
19 December 2006

                               Compass Group PLC

                    Purchase of own shares for cancellation


The issuer clarifies that the Transaction in Own Shares announcement released at
17:03 on 18 December 2006 under RNS Number 16710 contains an error. The price
paid was 294.5785 pence per share not 294.5783 pence per share.



The full corrected announcement reads as follows:



Compass Group PLC announces that on 18 December 2006 it purchased for
cancellation 700,000 ordinary shares at a price of 294.5785 pence per share from
Morgan Stanley.





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Justin Besley              Compass Group PLC           01932 573 000


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