Disposals

Rentokil Initial PLC
30 August 2000


 RENTOKIL INITIAL MAKES FURTHER DISPOSALS FOR £8 MILLION

Rentokil Initial announces that, as part of its programme
of  disposing  of non-core businesses, it  has  sold  two
businesses  for  £7.8  million.  Its French  distribution
business, Initial Rouch Intermodal has been sold  to  the
French  company  SEGI (part of the SNCF group)  for  FFr.
29.4  million (£2.8 million).  It has also  sold  the  UK
crawler cranes business which is part of Initial  GWS  to
Weldex International Offshore Limited for £5 million.

In  1999 Initial Rouch Intermodal had a turnover of £17.9
million and the UK crawler cranes business had a turnover
of £5.3 million.

Sir  Clive  Thompson,  the Chief  Executive  of  Rentokil
Initial, commented that:

'These  sales  represent a continuation of  the  disposal
programme  for non-core activities to bring  total  sales
proceeds  to date to £545 million, well in line with  our
target of achieving proceeds of at least £600 million.'

Press enquiries:

Sir Clive Thompson, Chief Executive
C T Pearce, Finance Director
01342 333022