TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer |
Rentokil Initial plc |
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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 |
Schroders plc |
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) |
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5. Date of the transaction and date on |
05.05.15 |
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6. Date on which issuer notified: |
07.05.15 |
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or |
From 13% - 12% |
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8. Notified details: |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix |
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Class/type of
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Situation previous |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number |
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Number of voting |
% of voting rights x |
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Direct |
Direct xi |
Indirect xii |
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Indirect |
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Ordinary
GB00B082RF11 |
259,908,660 |
248,047,480 |
242,555,841
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N/A |
230,694,661 |
N/A |
12.656% |
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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 |
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Call Option / 1.31897 |
12/05/2015 |
N/A |
(395,520) |
-0.022% |
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Call Option / 1.37708 |
27/05/2015 |
N/A |
(485,853) |
-0.027% |
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Call Option / 1.4969 |
11/06/2015 |
N/A |
(675,951) |
-0.037% |
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Call Option / 1.85256 |
01/07/2015 |
N/A |
(563,377) |
-0.031% |
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Call Option / 1.50597 |
08/07/2015 |
N/A |
(513,025) |
-0.028% |
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Call Option / 1.49788 |
16/07/2015 |
N/A |
(420,911) |
-0.023% |
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Call Option / 1.45454 |
29/07/2015 |
N/A |
(491,352) |
-0.027% |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial |
Exercise price |
Expiration date xvii |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
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% of voting rights xix, xx
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CFD |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
5,332,468 |
Nominal |
Delta |
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0.293% |
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Total (A+B+C) |
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Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
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236,027,129 |
12.948% |
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
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Schroder Investment Management Limited 233,557,610 12.813% Schroders (C.I.) Limited 50,025 0.003% Schroder & Co. Limited 2,419,494 0.133%
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Proxy Voting: |
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10. Name of the proxy holder: |
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease |
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold |
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The shares referred to in section 9 are held in portfolios managed by those firms on a discretionary basis for clients under investment management agreements. This disclosure has been calculated based on issue share capital amount 1,822,832,965. |
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14. Contact name: |
Alexandra Laan, Assistant Company Secretary |
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15. Contact telephone number: |
01276 607444 |
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