Purchase of Own Securities

Rentokil Initial PLC
4 May 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:

700,000        at 166.25P per share
2,700,000      at 159P per share
8,600,000      at 161.62 per share