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:
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AXA S.A, 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 PARIS and its group of companies
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
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5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
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18 October 2010 |
6. Date on which issuer notified:
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19 October 2010 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
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5% |
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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GB00B082RF11 |
91,545,052 |
91,545,052 |
1,044,600 |
1,044,600 |
86,048,821 |
0.06 |
4.74 |
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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
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% 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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Nominal |
Delta
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
87,093,421 |
4.80% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
Name of the Company No. of Shares % of issued share capital Alliance Bernstein 2,546,851.00 0.140335 (Indirect) Alliance Capital Management 6,728,028.00 0.370725 (Indirect) AXA Financial, Inc 67,071,580.00 3.695748(Indirect) AXA IM UK 1,044,600.00 0.057559 (Direct) AXA IM UK 9,702,362.00 0.534615 (Indirect) Total Direct 1,044,600 0.05756 Total Indirect 86,048,821 4.74142 TOTAL 87,093,421 4.79898
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
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N/A |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
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N/A |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
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N/A |
13. Additional information:
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14. Contact name:
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Paul Griffiths |
15. Contact telephone number:
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01293 858 160 |