Purchase of Own Securities

Rentokil Initial PLC
7 March 2002

07 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 06 March 2002 for
cancellation the following Ordinary shares of 1p each:

            35,000                         at 269.8214p per share


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