US Distribution Business Sold

Rentokil Initial PLC
6 January 2000

RENTOKIL INITIAL plc
SIR CLIVE THOMPSON


     RENTOKIL INITIAL SELLS US DISTRIBUTION BUSINESS

Rentokil   Initial  plc,  the  world's  largest  business
services  company,  announces  that  it  is  selling  DSI
Transports,  its distribution business  in  the  USA,  to
Trimac  Transportation of Canada (subject  to  anti-trust
clearance).   The sale price is US Dollars  80m  (£49.3m)
(including borrowings of US Dollars 12m).

The DSI distribution business had turnover in 1999 of  US
Dollars  149m  (£91.9m) and earnings of US  Dollars  2.2m
(£1.4m).   The  sale  price  represents  an  exit   price
earnings ratio of 36.3 times.

Sir  Clive  Thompson, Rentokil Initial's chief  executive
commented on the disposal:-

'The  sale of Initial DSI represents a good start to  the
implementation  of  our  plan  to  dispose  of   non-core
activities.   The  price of US Dollars 80m  represents  a
price  earnings  ratio  of  36.3  times  making  this  an
earnings enhancing deal.

We  continue to work with our advisers on the  divestment
of   our  other  non-core  activities  through  sale   or
demerger.   We will of course update shareholders  as  to
progress  at  the time of the announcement  of  our  1999
preliminary results on 1st March 2000.  At that time,  we
will  also  be  despatching the circular to  shareholders
seeking approval for the repurchase of shares.'