Purchase of Own Securities

Rentokil Initial PLC
27 December 2002

27 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 24 December 2002 for
cancellation the following Ordinary shares of 1p each:

            71,187                         At 211.8935p per share


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