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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-24-012316
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240208

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC /FI
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000930157
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-MANAGEMENT SERVICES [8741]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	07 Trade & Services
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			X0
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		COMPASS HOUSE, MANOR ROYAL
		STREET 2:		CRAWLEY
		CITY:			WEST SUSSEX
		STATE:			X0
		ZIP:			RH10 9PY
		BUSINESS PHONE:		44 1293 858 000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		COMPASS HOUSE, MANOR ROYAL
		STREET 2:		CRAWLEY
		CITY:			WEST SUSSEX
		STATE:			X0
		ZIP:			RH10 9PY

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	RENTOKIL GROUP PLC                                      /FI
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19960828

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC                                    /FI
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19940914
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: right">February&nbsp;8, 2024</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.35in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Re:</B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Rentokil
Initial plc<BR>
Form&nbsp;20-F for the Fiscal Year ended December&nbsp;31, 2022<BR>
Filed April&nbsp;4, 2023<BR>
File No.&nbsp;001-41524</B></FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Division of Corporation Finance</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Office of Trade&nbsp;&amp; Services</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">100 F Street, N.E.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Washington, D.C. 20549</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Dear Keira Nakada and Rufus Decker:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">This letter sets forth the
responses of Rentokil Initial plc (the &ldquo;<B>Company</B>&rdquo;) to the comment provided by the staff (the &ldquo;<B>Staff</B>&rdquo;)
of the Division of Corporation Finance of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the Company&rsquo;s Form&nbsp;20-F for
the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2022, filed on April&nbsp;4, 2023 (the &ldquo;<B>2022 Form&nbsp;20-F</B>&rdquo;) contained in
the Staff&rsquo;s letter dated January&nbsp;26, 2024 (the &ldquo;<B>Comment Letter</B>&rdquo;). In response to the comment set forth in
the Comment Letter, as well as the comments set forth in the Staff&rsquo;s letter dated December&nbsp;20, 2023, the Company is today filing
an Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to the Form&nbsp;20-F for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2022 (the &ldquo;<B>Amended 2022 Form&nbsp;20-F</B>&rdquo;).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">For the convenience of the
Staff, the comment from the Comment Letter is restated in italics prior to the response to such comment.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><I><U>Form&nbsp;20-F for the Fiscal Year ended
December&nbsp;31, 2022</U></I></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><I><U>Item 5. Operating and Financial Review Prospects,
page&nbsp;19</U></I></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.15in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>1.</I></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>We
read your response to prior comment 3. Please present and discuss operating cash flow to net income ratio, whenever adjusted free cash
flow conversion is presented or discussed. Refer to Item 10(e)(1)(i)(A)&nbsp;of Regulation S-K, Regulation G and footnote 27 to SEC Release
No.&nbsp;33-8176.</I></FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>Response</U></B></FONT>:
The Company respectfully acknowledges the Staff&rsquo;s comment and notes that the Amended 2022 Form&nbsp;20-F presents and discusses
operating cash flow to net income ratio, which the Company refers to as &ldquo;cash conversion for the year&rdquo; and is defined as profit
for the year to net cash flows from operating activities, whenever Adjusted Free Cash Flow Conversion is presented and discussed.</P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Please do not hesitate to contact me at stuart.ingall-tombs@rentokil-initial.com
if you have any questions regarding the foregoing or if we can provide any additional information.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Very truly yours,</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ Stuart Ingall-Tombs</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; width: 5%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; width: 42%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Stuart Ingall-Tombs</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.35in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">cc:</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Pamela
Marcogliese, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP <BR>
Ethan Magid, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP</FONT></TD>
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