Transaction in Own Shares

Compass Group PLC
03 January 2007

                               Compass Group PLC



                    Purchase of own shares for cancellation





Compass Group PLC announces that on 3 January 2007 it purchased for cancellation
530,000 ordinary shares at a price of 295.8432 pence per share from Morgan
Stanley.



Following the purchase and upon cancellation of these shares, the number of
ordinary shares of Compass Group PLC in issue with voting rights will be
2,055,940,377.





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Justin Besley              Compass Group PLC                  01932 573 000


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