Purchase of Own Securities

Rentokil Initial PLC
24 December 2002


24 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 23 December 2002 for
cancellation the following Ordinary shares of 1p each:


           718,000                         At 210.0362p per share


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