Purchase of Own Securities

Rentokil Initial PLC
18 December 2002

18 December 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 17 December 2002 for
cancellation the following Ordinary shares of 1p each:


           200,000                          At 207.739p per share






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