Purchase of Own Securities

Rentokil Initial PLC
9 May 2000


                 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:

2,377,000      at 153.5p   per share
1,780,000      at 155p     per share
18,620,000     at 156.25p  per share