Purchase of Own Securities

Rentokil Initial PLC
27 September 2002

27 September 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 26 September 2002 for
cancellation the following Ordinary shares of 1p each:


          2,100,000                         At 208.74p per share






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