Rule 8.3 - RENTOKIL INITIAL

FORM 8.3

DEALINGS BY PERSONS WHO OWN OR CONTROL 1% OR MORE OF ANY CLASS OF RELEVANT SECURITY
(Rule 8.3 of The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)

Name of purchaser/vendor *                         BARCLAYS PLC
Company dealt in                                   RENTOKIL INITIAL
Relevant security dealt in                         ORD GBP 0.01
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with
which connected
If a connected EFM, nature of connection #

Date of dealing                                    05 OCTOBER 2005

DEALINGS †

Amount bought                               Price per unit  (currency must be stated)
3,018                                       1.6687

Amount sold                                 Price per unit (currency must be stated)

Resultant total amount and percentage of the
same relevant security owned or controlled  82,399,303 (4.56%)


IS A SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (DERIVATIVE)/FORM 8 (OPTION) ATTACHED? YES

Date of disclosure   07 OCTOBER 2005
Contact name         BARCLAYS CORPORATE SECRETARIAT
Telephone number     0207 116 2913

* Specify the owner or controller in addition to the person dealing. The naming of nominees or vehicle companies is
insufficient.

In the case of disclosure of dealings by fund managers on behalf of discretionary clients, the clients need not be
named.

# See the definition of "connected fund managers and principal traders" in the Definitions Section of the Code.

† If disclosing dealings/holdings in derivatives or options, please attach Supplemental Form 8 (Derivative) or
Supplemental

Form 8 (Option), as appropriate.

For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover
Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (DERIVATIVE)

DEALINGS/HOLDINGS IN DERIVATIVES
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii), Form 8.2 or Form 8.3, as appropriate)

Description of all derivative products       CFD - A purchaser of a CFD will realise
disclosed on this form                       a gain if the price of the underlying security
                                             goes up. A seller of a CFD will realise a gain
                                             if the price of the underlying security goes down.
                                             The CFD contracts are open ended and there is no
                                             rollover into new contracts.


Full details of any agreement, arrangement   None
or understanding between the person
disclosing and any other person relating
to the voting rights or future acquisition
or disposal of any relevant securities to
which any derivative referred to on this
form is referenced. If none, this should
be stated.


WRITING/ENTERING INTO A DERIVATIVE

Product name   Transaction    Writing/        Number of        Reference price   Maturity date
eg long CFD    date           entering into   securities       (currency
                              (indicate as    to which the     must be stated)
                              applicable)     derivative
                                              is referenced

CLOSING OUT A DERIVATIVE

Product name   Transaction    Number of        Reference price   Closing out price
eg long CFD    date           securities       (currency         (currency must be
                              to which the     must be stated)   stated)
                              derivative
                              is referenced


DETAILS OF OPEN DERIVATIVES (excluding any transaction set out above)

Product name   Transaction    Written/        Number of          Reference price   Maturity date
eg long CFD    date           entered into    securities         (currency
                              (indicate as    to which the       must be stated)
                              applicable)     derivative
                                              is referenced
Short CFD      21/06/2005     Written         1,267,096          1.5500
Long CFD       22/06/2005     Written         4,700              1.5975
Long CFD       23/06/2005     Written         70,700             1.6153
Short CFD      27/06/2005     Written         30,900             1.5675
Short CFD      30/06/2005     Written         71,555             1.5894
Short CFD      30/06/2005     Written         32,236             1.5625
Short CFD      01/07/2005     Entered into    30,234             1.5871
Short CFD      01/07/2005     Written         28,500             1.5882
Short CFD      04/07/2005     Written         6,916              1.5825
Long CFD       06/07/2005     Written         2,552              1.5823
Short CFD      06/07/2005     Written         15,400             1.5825
Long CFD       07/07/2005     Written         52,700             1.5627
Long CFD       07/07/2005     Written         4,793              1.5554
Short CFD      07/07/2005     Written         15,806             1.5525
Long CFD       08/07/2005     Written         27,185             1.5770
Short CFD      08/07/2005     Written         23,967             1.5775
Long CFD       11/07/2005     Written         18,098             1.5863
Long CFD       13/07/2005     Entered into    72,455             1.5930
Long CFD       13/07/2005     Entered into    28,324             1.5930
Long CFD       13/07/2005     Entered into    48,840             1.5930
Long CFD       13/07/2005     Written         5,287              1.5973
Short CFD      13/07/2005     Written         48,840             1.5938
Long CFD       14/07/2005     Entered into    4,554              1.5875
Long CFD       14/07/2005     Entered into    124,822            1.5800
Long CFD       14/07/2005     Entered into    1,780              1.5875
Long CFD       14/07/2005     Entered into    48,801             1.5800
Long CFD       14/07/2005     Entered into    3,068              1.5875
Long CFD       14/07/2005     Entered into    84,138             1.5800
Short CFD      14/07/2005     Written         3,068              1.5883
Short CFD      14/07/2005     Written         7,804              1.5773
Short CFD      14/07/2005     Written         84,138             1.5800
Long CFD       15/07/2005     Entered into    53,730             1.5686
Long CFD       19/07/2005     Written         23,877             1.5497
Long CFD       22/07/2005     Entered into    20,364             1.5541
Long CFD       22/07/2005     Entered into    114,426            1.5541
Long CFD       22/07/2005     Entered into    85,136             1.5541
Short CFD      22/07/2005     Written         85,136             1.5540
Short CFD      22/07/2005     Written         27,687             1.5728
Short CFD      22/07/2005     Written         26,000             1.5670
Short CFD      25/07/2005     Written         16,289             1.5427
Short CFD      25/07/2005     Written         57,696             1.5409
Long CFD       26/07/2005     Entered into    88,517             1.5592
Short CFD      26/07/2005     Written         20,328             1.5562
Short CFD      26/07/2005     Written         128,809            1.5588
Long CFD       27/07/2005     Entered into    32,092             1.5650
Long CFD       27/07/2005     Written         6,846              1.5662
Short CFD      27/07/2005     Written         58,176             1.5587
Short CFD      29/07/2005     Written         52,465             1.5753
Short CFD      29/07/2005     Written         166,250            1.5801
Short CFD      01/08/2005     Written         13,344             1.5532
Long CFD       02/08/2005     Written         17,396             1.5586
Short CFD      02/08/2005     Written         20,000             1.5500
Short CFD      02/08/2005     Written         12,054             1.5535
Long CFD       03/08/2005     Written         9,503              1.5635
Short CFD      03/08/2005     Written         5,091              1.5677
Long CFD       04/08/2005     Written         20,115             1.5648
Short CFD      05/08/2005     Written         10,000             1.5400
Short CFD      05/08/2005     Written         150,000            1.5594
Long CFD       10/08/2005     Entered into    16,593             1.5388
Long CFD       10/08/2005     Entered into    40,057             1.5388
Long CFD       10/08/2005     Written         10,780             1.5430
Short CFD      10/08/2005     Written         10,000             1.5375
Short CFD      11/08/2005     Written         50,000             1.5282
Long CFD       12/08/2005     Entered into    5,762              1.5275
Long CFD       12/08/2005     Entered into    4,345              1.5275
Long CFD       15/08/2005     Entered into    37,287             1.5125
Long CFD       15/08/2005     Entered into    28,122             1.5125
Long CFD       16/08/2005     Written         50,000             1.5218
Long CFD       17/08/2005     Entered into    7,179              1.5083
Long CFD       17/08/2005     Entered into    47,503             1.5083
Long CFD       17/08/2005     Written         46,632             1.5100
Long CFD       17/08/2005     Written         3,328              1.5223
Long CFD       17/08/2005     Written         50,000             1.5118
Short CFD      18/08/2005     Written         100,000            1.5139
Short CFD      19/08/2005     Written         22,050             1.5134
Long CFD       22/08/2005     Entered into    1,079              1.5575
Long CFD       22/08/2005     Entered into    9,438              1.5516
Long CFD       22/08/2005     Entered into    9,347              1.5575
Long CFD       22/08/2005     Entered into    81,696             1.5516
Long CFD       22/08/2005     Entered into    5,030              1.5575
Long CFD       22/08/2005     Entered into    43,967             1.5516
Short CFD      22/08/2005     Written         43,967             1.5516
Short CFD      22/08/2005     Written         5,030              1.5583
Short CFD      22/08/2005     Written         74,784             1.6248
Short CFD      22/08/2005     Written         5,030              1.5583
Short CFD      22/08/2005     Written         74,784             1.6248
Short CFD      22/08/2005     Written         43,967             1.5516
Long CFD       23/08/2005     Entered into    229,260            1.6414
Short CFD      23/08/2005     Written         1,751              1.6402
Short CFD      23/08/2005     Written         55,554             1.6385
Short CFD      23/08/2005     Written         55,554             1.6385
Short CFD      23/08/2005     Written         1,751              1.6402
Long CFD       24/08/2005     Written         100,000            1.6425
Short CFD      24/08/2005     Written         15,869             1.6292
Short CFD      24/08/2005     Written         13,916             1.6356
Long CFD       24/08/2005     Entered Into    70,131             1.6564
Long CFD       25/08/2005     Written         100,000            1.6203
Short CFD      26/08/2005     Written         29,000             1.5894
Short CFD      26/08/2005     Written         86,712             1.5988
Short CFD      30/08/2005     Written         360,785            1.6213
Short CFD      30/08/2005     Written         56,175             1.6090
Long CFD       30/08/2005     Entered into    360,785            1.6213
Short CFD      31/08/2005     Written         55,153             1.6198
Long CFD       01/09/2005     Written         14,992             1.6475
Short CFD      01/09/2005     Written         159,952            1.6300
Long CFD       06/09/2005     Written         60,277             1.6501
Long CFD       06/09/2005     Written         43,250             1.6464
Long CFD       07/09/2005     Written         305,000            1.6425
Short CFD      07/09/2005     Written         10,000             1.6175
Long CFD       08/09/2005     Written         3,775              1.6548
Long CFD       08/09/2005     Written         73,219             1.6497
Long CFD       09/09/2005     Written         19,868             1.6372
Short CFD      12/09/2005     Written         20,000             1.6238
Long CFD       13/09/2005     Written         161,317            1.6608
Long CFD       13/09/2005     Written         122,127            1.6443
Long CFD       14/09/2005     Written         6,457              1.7089
Long CFD       14/09/2005     Written         171,652            1.6916
Short CFD      15/09/2005     Written         13,427             1.6789
Long CFD       16/09/2005     Written         201,140            1.6941
Short CFD      16/09/2005     Written         1,327              1.6929
Short CFD      19/09/2005     Written         5,700              1.6775
Long CFD       20/09/2005     Written         105,900            1.6904
Long CFD       21/09/2005     Written         23,000             1.6839
Long CFD       22/09/2005     Written         31,600             1.6920
Short CFD      23/09/2005     Written         23,000             1.6750
Short CFD      26/09/2005     Written         31,000             1.6875
Short CFD      27/09/2005     Entered Into    41,710             1.6850
Long CFD       30/09/2005     Written         42,700             1.6473
Short CFD      30/09/2005     Written         17,193             1.6522
Long CFD       03/10/2005     Written         32,425             1.6625
Long CFD       05/10/2005     Written         14,280             1.6631