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: |
Invesco Limted |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): |
As above |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: |
23 October 2009 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: |
26 October 2009 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |
9%, 5%, 4% |
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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Ordinary GB00B082RF11 |
180,932,303 |
180,932,303 |
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90,418,270 |
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4.98% |
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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 |
% 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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N/a |
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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 |
90,418,270 |
4.98% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
Brown Brothers Harriman New Jersey 956,451 Bank of Irelan Dublin 4,401,067 Bank of New York 54,017,790 Banque Paribas 1,337,117 Bank of New York Frankfurt 121,142 Bank of New York Brussels 367,627 Bank of New York Singapore 342,338 Boston Safe Deposit 567,653 Chase Bank 1,121,190 JP Morgan Chase 6,319,016 Citibank New York 52,238 Morgan Stanley London 83,721 State Street Sydney 37,272 State Street Trust & Banking Co 19,950,000 Trust & Custody Services JP 49,354 Northern Trust Company London 500,000 Invesco PowerShares Capital Management 173,706 Invesco PowerShares Capital Management Ireland Ltd 20,588 |
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: |
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: |
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13. Additional information: |
Samantha Edwards at Invesco - 01491 416381 |
14. Contact name: |
Paul Griffiths Company Secretary Rentokil Initial plc |
15. Contact telephone number: |
01293 858000 |