Purchase of Own Shares Notice

Rentokil Initial PLC
12 April 2000


                  Rentokil Initial PLC
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                 Purchase of own shares
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Rentokil Initial PLC announces that it has today
purchased for cancellation the following Ordinary shares
of 1p each:

 8,787,000 at  182.25p   per share
10,250,000 at  185.2248p per share