Holding(s) in Company

Rentokil Initial PLC
20 May 2005


                                  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                  38,090
Bank of New York, London                          5,879,855
JP Morgan/Chase, London                         172,525,412
Citibank Nominees Ltd, London                     3,692,411
Clydesdale Bank plc, London                       3,243,400
Euroclear Bruxelles BIC Mgt, London                 109,990
HSBC Bank, London                                 4,311,719
Mellon Bank, London                              15,183,520
Merrill Lynch, London                             1,637,300
Northern Trust Company, London                    6,873,034
Royal Trust Corp of Canada, London               10,687,570
State Street Nominees Ltd, London                29,887,323


5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

18,728,574

6. Percentage of issued class

1.03%

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

19 May 2005

11. Date company informed

20 May 2005

12. Total holding following this notification

254,069,624

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

14.03%

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
20 May 2005

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