Acquisitions

Rentokil Initial PLC
10 May 2001


   RENTOKIL INITIAL SPENDS £4.3M ON FIVE ACQUISITIONS

Rentokil  Initial, the global business services  company,
announces  that it has spent £4.3m on the acquisition  of
five  businesses (with aggregate turnover of £9m)  within
its   specialised  service  activities  of  security  and
tropical plants.

In  security,  the  purchase of  Guardrite  adds  further
critical  mass  to  its  UK  guarding  operations  whilst
Integral, in the UK, and Alnor, in France, provide 'bolt-
on'   additions  to  its  existing  electronic   security
businesses.

The  purchase of Hydromaster provides an entry  into  the
German tropical plant market, whilst Plantopia adds 'bolt-
on'  benefits  to  the company's existing  South  African
tropical plant activities.

Commenting  on  these acquisitions, Sir  Clive  Thompson,
Rentokil Initial Chief Executive, said:-

'These  acquisitions are consistent with  our  policy  of
selectively acquiring high quality businesses within  our
specialised  service  areas,  either  to  add  additional
critical mass to our existing activities or, in the  case
of Hydromaster, to roll out existing specialised services
into additional countries to, in turn, provide a platform
for  further bolt-on acquisitional and organic growth  in
that country.'

Enquiries:

Sir Clive Thompson, Chief Executive
Roger Payne, Finance Director
01342 833022