Purchase of Own Securities

Rentokil Initial PLC
24 March 2003

24 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 21 March 2003 for
cancellation the following Ordinary shares of 1p each:

           113,878                         At 174.7709p per share




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