Purchase of Own Securities

Rentokil Initial PLC
27 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:

4,080,000 at 177.5P      per share
4,712,000 at 178.5p      per share
2,500,000 at 177p        per share
1,500,000 at 176p        per share
1,000,000 at 176p        per share
  210,000 at 173p        per share
  500,000 at 175p        per share
1,000,000 at 175p        per share