Holding in Company

Rentokil Initial PLC
15 March 2001



                  RENTOKIL INITIAL plc

Under   the  Companies  Act  1985  (as  amended)   formal
notification is given that the 102,120,956 shares held by
Sophus  Berendsen A/S now represent 5.02 per cent of  the
issued share capital of Rentokil Initial.