Close Period

Rentokil Initial PLC
8 May 2002


                              RENTOKIL INITIAL plc


Rentokil Initial plc announces that, following its previously announced adoption
of a policy imposing close periods in relation to the purchase of its own shares
immediately preceding the issue of trading statements, it will now suspend
purchasing its own shares until after its next trading statement is released on
30th May 2002.

Since the announcement of its 2001 results on 28th February 2002, the company
has made market purchases of 58.8 million shares, at an average price of 270
pence costing some £160 million.


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