Holding(s) in Company

Rentokil Initial PLC
30 January 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

 1. Name of company

Rentokil Initial Plc.

2) Name of shareholder having a major interest

Barclays plc

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

As 2 above

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them

For Barclays plc through subsidiary companies - Barclays have voting rights

5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

11,787,008

6) Percentage of issued class

0.633%

7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

Nil

8) Percentage of issued class

N/A

9) Class of security

ordinary shares of 1p each.

10) Date of transaction

28 January 2003 and earlier.

11) Date company informed

30th January 2003

12) Total holding following this notification


74,615,330

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

4.01%

14) Any additional information

None

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, Administration Director
Date of notification .....30 January 2003


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