Purchase of Own Securities

Rentokil Initial PLC
7 May 2002


07 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 03 May 2002 for
cancellation the following Ordinary shares of 1p each:


          6,000,000                        at 268.8333p per share



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