Purchase of Own Securities

Rentokil Initial PLC
18 April 2000


                  Rentokil Initial PLC
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                 Purchase of own shares
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Rentokil Initial PLC announces that it has today
purchased for cancellation the following Ordinary shares
of 1p each:

2,400,000      at   172.5p         per share
6,434,400      at   175p           per share
1,500,000      at   174p           per share
  500,000      at   167.5p         per share
1,250,000      at   167.5329p      per share