Transaction in Own Shares

Compass Group PLC
06 March 2008

6th March 2008

                               Compass Group PLC


                    Purchase of own shares for cancellation


Compass Group PLC announces that on 6 March 2008 it purchased for cancellation
1,000,000 ordinary shares at a price of 337.751215 pence per share through
Merrill Lynch International.






Enquiries:

Justin Besley             Compass Group PLC        01932 573 000






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