Purchase of Own Securities

Rentokil Initial PLC
25 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:

  350,000      at   170p           per share
1,167,000      at   172.5p         per share
1,900,000      at   175p           per share
3,471,000      at   177.5p         per share
4,220,000      at   179.5p         per share