Transaction in Own Shares

Compass Group PLC
29 January 2008

29th January 2008

                               Compass Group PLC



                    Purchase of own shares for cancellation



Compass Group PLC announces that on 29 January 2008 it purchased for
cancellation 648,734 ordinary shares at a price of 321.820442 pence per share
through Merrill Lynch International.









Enquiries:

Justin Besley                        Compass Group PLC      01932 573 000






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