Purchase of Own Securities

Rentokil Initial PLC
12 December 2001

12 December 2001



                             Rentokil Initial PLC

                             --------------------

                            Purchase of own shares

                            ----------------------

Rentokil Initial PLC announces that it purchased on 11 December 2001 for
cancellation the following Ordinary shares of 1p each:


       4,602,973                         at 259.953p per share