Holding in Company

Rentokil Initial PLC
24 September 2001

                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company

Rentokil Initial Plc

2) Name of shareholder having a major interest

Barclays PLC

3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

As in 2 above

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them

For Barclays Bank PLC through nominees - Barclays have voting rights

5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

Nil

6) Percentage of issued class

Nil

7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

13,599,875

8) Percentage of issued class

0.69%

9) Class of security

1p Ordinary

10) Date of transaction

19th September 2001

11) Date company informed

24th September 2001

12) Total holding following this notification

46,406,605


13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

2.36%

14) Any additional information

None

15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

A Linacre 01342 830262

16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification
R Ward-Jones Company Secretary


Date of notification 24th September 2001