Purchase of Own Securities

Rentokil Initial PLC
20 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:

2,500,000      at   157p           per share
  900,000      at   160p           per share
1,150,000      at   162.5p         per share
5,700,000      at   175p           per share
3,100,000      at   167.5p         per share
  250,000      at   173p           per share
9,050,000      at   174p           per share
  815,000      at   173p           per share
  500,000      at   173.5p         per share
  500,000      at   174p           per share
  700,000      at   174.5p         per share