Purchase of Own Securities

Rentokil Initial PLC
2 May 2002



02 May 2002

                              Rentokil Initial PLC

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                             Purchase of own shares

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Rentokil Initial PLC announces that it purchased on the 01 May 2002 for
cancellation the following Ordinary shares of 1p each:


          7,470,000                        at 269.9222p per share



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