Holding(s) in Company

Rentokil Initial PLC
16 July 2004


                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Name of company
Rentokil Initial plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
Franklin Resources, Inc. (and affiliates)

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
IN RESPECT OF HOLDINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS REFERRED TO 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
Bank of New York Europe Ltd, London         20,830
Bank of New York, London                 4,353,239
CEDE, New York                           5,939,590
JP Morgan/Chase, London                155,588,476
Citibank Nominees Ltd, London            4,450,259
Clydesdale Bank plc, London              3,243,400
Euroclear Bruxelles BIC Mgt, London         18,120
HSBC Bank, London                        1,798,290
Mellon Bank, London                     10,958,674
Merrill Lynch, London                    1,637,300
Northern Trust Company, London           5,216,678
Royal Trust Corp of Canada, London       5,693,270
State Street Nominees Ltd, London       18,941,235

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
15,702,490

6. Percentage of issued class
 0.86%

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed
N/A

8. Percentage of issued class
N/A

9. Class of security
Ordinary 1p

10. Date of transaction
15 July 2004

11. Date company informed
16 July 2004

12. Total holding following this notification
217,859,361

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
12.03%

14. Any additional information
NO

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Paul Griffiths 01342 830332

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
Paul Griffiths

Date of notification
16 July 2004

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