Compass Group Regulatory News (CPG)

Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) No. 2138008M6MH9OZ6U2T68

03 April 2017

Compass Group PLC

("Compass" or "the Company")

Purchase of own shares for cancellation

Compass Group PLC announces that on 03 April 2017 it purchased for cancellation 5,000 ordinary shares at an average price of 1,504.9300 pence per share through Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc. The lowest price paid was 1,499.0000 pence per share, and the highest was 1,509.0000 pence per share.

Enquiries:

For further information, contact:

M J White, General Counsel and Company Secretary, Tel: +44 (0)1932 573 000