Rentokil Initial PLC Holding(s) in Company (7736X)

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RNS Number : 7736X

Rentokil Initial PLC

02 September 2015

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying           Rentokil Initial plc 
  issuer 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: (ii) 
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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           Aviva plc & its subsidiaries 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)              Registered Holder: 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
                                              BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 
                                              7,427,748* 
                                              Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 81,792,340* 
                                              Chase Nominees Limited 1,396,648* 
                                              Available on Request 22,255* 
                                              *denotes direct interest 
 
                                              Chase Nominees Limited 4,273,572 
                                              Vidacos Nominees Limited 5,324,132 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date         28 August 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:           01 September 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed         5% to 4% Change at direct interest 
  or                                          level 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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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      Situation previous                 Resulting situation after the triggering 
 of               to the triggering                  transaction 
 shares           transaction 
 
 if possible 
 using 
 the ISIN CODE 
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                 Number             Number          Number        Number of voting              % of voting rights 
                  of                 of              of shares     rights                        (x) 
                  Shares             Voting 
                                     Rights 
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                                                    Direct        Direct           Indirect     Direct     Indirect 
                                                                   (xi)             (xii) 
--------------  ------  ---------  ------  ------  ------------  ---------------  -----------  ---------  ------------ 
 
  Ordinary 
  Shares 
 
  GB00B082RF11   103,725,559        103,725,559     100,236,695   90,638,991       9,597,704    4.97%      0.53% 
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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 
  instrument              date (xiii)        Conversion Period            rights that may             rights 
                                             (xiv)                        be 
                                                                          acquired if the 
                                                                          instrument is 
                                                                          exercised/ converted. 
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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   Expiration     Exercise/     Number of voting     % of voting rights 
  instrument          price      date (xvii)    Conversion    rights instrument    (xix, xx) 
                                                period        refers to 
                                                (xviii) 
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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 
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 100,236,695               5.50% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi) 
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 The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva Investors Global 
  Services Limited and Friends Provident International Limited, with the 
  following chains of controlled undertakings:- 
 
  Aviva Investors Global Services Limited: 
   *    Aviva plc (Parent Company) 
 
 
   *    Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary 
        of Aviva plc) 
 
 
   *    Aviva Investors Holdings Limited (wholly owned 
        subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited) 
 
 
   *    Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (wholly owned 
        subsidiary of Aviva Investors Holdings Limited) 
 
 
 
  Friends Provident International Limited: 
   *    Aviva plc (Parent Company) 
 
 
   *    Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary 
        of Aviva plc) 
 
 
   *    Aviva Life Holdings UK Limited (wholly owned 
        subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited) 
 
 
   *    Friends Life FPG Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of 
        Aviva Life Holdings UK Limited) 
 
 
   *    Friends Life FPL Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of 
        Friends Life FPG Limited) 
 
 
   *    Friends Life Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of 
        Friends Life FPL Limited) 
 
 
   *    Friends Life and Pensions Limited (wholly owned 
        subsidiary of Friends Life Limited) 
 
 
   *    Friends Provident International Limited (wholly owned 
        subsidiary of Friends Life and Pensions Limited) 
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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                       See Section 4 
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 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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                                         Figures are based on a total number 
  13. Additional information:             of voting rights of 1,822,832,965 
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 14. Contact name:                       Daragh Fagan - Company Secretary, 
                                          Rentokil Initial plc 
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 15. Contact telephone number:           01276 607444 
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