TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES |
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: |
Rentokil Initial plc |
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: |
Schroders plc |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): |
As above |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: |
14.09.2009 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: |
15.09.2009 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |
13% to 12% |
8. Notified details: |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares |
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Class/type of
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Situation previous |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number |
Number |
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Number of voting |
% of voting rights |
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Direct |
Direct |
Indirect |
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Indirect |
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Ordinary GB00B082RF11 |
248,496,263 |
235,981,136 |
248,280,502 |
N/a |
235,765,375 |
N/a |
12.99% |
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting |
% of voting |
N/a |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial |
Exercise |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting |
% of voting rights |
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N/a |
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Nominal |
Delta |
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Total (A+B+C) |
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Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
235,765,375 |
12.99% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
Schroder Investment Management Limited 232,999,030 12.84% Schroder &Co Limited 2,694,016 0.148% Schroders (CI) Limited 72,329 0.004% |
Proxy Voting: |
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10. Name of the proxy holder: |
N/a |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: |
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: |
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13. Additional information: |
The shares referred to in section 9 are held in portfolios managed by those firms on a discretionary basis for clients under investment management agreements. |
14. Contact name: |
Paul Griffiths Company Secretary Rentokil Initial plc |
15. Contact telephone number: |
01293 858160 |