TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES i
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii |
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 |
Yes |
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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 |
No |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
No |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
No |
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Other (please specify): |
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No |
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): iv |
See additional information under section 13. |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v |
29.06.15 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: |
01.07.15 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii |
Below 10% |
8. Notified details: |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix |
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Class/type of if possible using |
Situation previous |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number |
Number |
Number |
Number of voting |
% of voting rights x |
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Direct |
Direct xi |
Indirect xii |
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Indirect |
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GB00B082RF11 |
183,351,215 |
183,351,215 |
1,493,948 |
1,493,948 |
179,923,069 |
0.082% |
9.870% |
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
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% of voting |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi |
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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 xix, xx
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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 |
181,417,017 |
9.952% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc., which through intermediate holding companies controls the voting rights of Columbia Management Investment Advisers, Columbia Wanger Asset Management, Threadneedle Management Luxembourg S.A. and Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd, which itself controls the voting rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd, Threadneedle International Ltd and Threadneedle Pensions Ltd. |
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: |
N/a |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: |
N/a |
13. Additional information: |
Registered Owner: Nortrust Nominees LTD A/c ZLA08 181,744 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 41407 18,141,619 State Street Nominees Limited A/c XC7N 5,860,569 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/c 683182 3,547,704 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/c 740190 593,469 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/c 739874 3,186,776 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/c 740311 331,939 The Bank Of New York ( Nominees ) Limited A/c PTG 15303 /09997799 751,289 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/c 811056 323,064 Nortrust Nominees LTD A/c BBH05 985,815 State Street Nominees Limited A/c 2GQ6 27,519,195 William & Glyns (Isle of Man) Nominees Ltd A/c 301780 294,593 Nortrust Nominees LTD A/c ZLA03 30,302,830 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 07198 1,279,914 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 27642 214,034 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10478 65,208 Nortrust Nominees LTD A/c ZLA09 85,399 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10479 38,791 Nortrust Nominees LTD A/c ZLA12 1,223,302 Nortrust Nominees LTD A/c ZLA14 389,800 Nortrust Nominees LTD A/c 07207 2,734,649 Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd A/c WWSF0004002 1,928,731 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 18667 3,389,693 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10469 1,524,018 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10496 41,472,260 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10492 5,390,351 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10491 12,520,082 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10488 7,592,318 Threadneedle Specialist Funds ICVC A/c 34204 1,775,699 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 30337 521,240 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 31348 2,556,347 Nortrust Nominees LTD A/c ZLA15 4,694,575 |
14. Contact name: |
Alexandra Laan - Assistant Company Secretary |
15. Contact telephone number: |
01276 607444 |