Re Purchase of Own Securities

Rentokil Initial PLC
14 November 2001


                             RENTOKIL INITIAL plc


Rentokil Initial plc announces that it has decided to impose upon itself a
close period in relation to purchases of its own shares ahead of the trading
statement already scheduled for 4th December 2001. This reflects the adoption
of a policy by the company that it will not in future make market purchases of
its own shares during a period of three weeks before the issue of scheduled
trading statements, typically in May and December in each year.


This announcement should not be taken as indicating that the company has any
reason to believe that the contents of the trading statement will be out of
line with market expectations.


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