Purchase of Own Securities

Rentokil Initial PLC
21 March 2003

21 March 2003

                              Rentokil Initial PLC
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                             Purchase of own shares

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Rentokil Initial PLC announces that it purchased on the 20 March 2003 for
cancellation the following Ordinary shares of 1p each:

          1,100,000                        At 173.7811p per share


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