TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES i |
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): |
||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
Yes |
|
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 |
|
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
No |
|
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
No |
|
Other (please specify): |
|
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 |
Threadneedle Asset Management Limited Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v |
06.11.15 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: |
10.11.15 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii |
Above 10% |
8. Notified details: |
|||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix |
|||||||
Class/type of if possible using |
Situation previous |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
|||||
Number |
Number |
Number |
Number of voting |
% of voting rights x |
|||
Direct |
Direct xi |
Indirect xii |
Direct |
Indirect |
|||
GB00B082RF11 |
181,417,017 |
181,417,017 |
1,447,076 |
1,447,076 |
181,153,481 |
0.079% |
9.938% |
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
||||
Type of financial |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting
|
% of voting |
|
|
|
|
|
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi |
||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
||||||
Type of financial |
Exercise |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting |
% of voting rights xix, xx
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nominal |
Delta
|
|
|
Total (A+B+C) |
|
Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
182,600,557 |
10.017% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (0.012%) Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC (0.350%) Threadneedle Asset Management Limited (9.655%) Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC is wholly owned by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, which is itself wholly owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
Threadneedle Asset Management Limited is wholly owned by TC Financing Limited, which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly owned by TAM UK Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings SARL, which is itself wholly owned by Ameriprise International Holdings GmbH, which is itself wholly owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. |
Proxy Voting: |
|
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: |
We have been informed that the Shares referred to in section 9 of this form are held in portfolios and funds managed on a discretionary basis by the entities set out in section 4. We have also been informed that the Shares are held through certain nominee companies.
|
14. Contact name: |
Alexandra Laan - Assistant Company Secretary |
15. Contact telephone number: |
01276 607444 |