Authority Sought to Re-purchase Shares

Rentokil Initial PLC
16 November 1999



 Rentokil Initial seeks authority to re-purchase shares

At  the  time  of  the interim results  in  August  1999,
Rentokil  Initial  announced that it was  implementing  a
strategy of returning cash to shareholders.  As  part  of
this   plan  and  in  order  to  give  the  company   the
flexibility of being able to buy back its shares  in  the
market, Rentokil Initial now announces that it is seeking
shareholders'  authority  to  re-purchase  up  to   286.6
million shares (i.e. 10% of its issued share capital).

A  circular convening an Extraordinary General Meeting to
seek   such   authority  will  shortly   be   posted   to
shareholders.