Purchase of Own Securities

Rentokil Initial PLC
6 March 2002

06 March 2002



                              Rentokil Initial PLC

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                             Purchase of own shares

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Rentokil Initial PLC announces that it purchased on 05 March 2002 for
cancellation the following Ordinary shares of 1p each:

          4,090,000                        at 269.7555p per share



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