Rentokil Initial PLC Holding(s) in Company (1122S)

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RNS Number : 1122S

Rentokil Initial PLC

16 December 2016

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                               Rentokil Initial plc 
  the underlying 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                                                             ü 
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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                                         Type 3 Disclosure as per the Transparency         ü 
  specify):                                            Directive II Regulation 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                        Schroders plc & Schroder Investment 
  subject to the                                                           Management Limited 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                     14.12.16 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                        15.12.16 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                                    Below 5% 
  crossed or 
  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 
  of             to the triggering                             triggering transaction 
  shares         transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                Number                      Number            Number                   Number of                 % of voting 
                 of                          of                of shares                voting                    rights (x) 
                 Shares                      Voting                                     rights 
                                             Rights 
-------------  --------------------------  ----------------  -----------------------  ------------------------  -------------------- 
                                                              Direct                   Direct     Indirect       Direct    Indirect 
                                                                                        (xi)       (xii) 
-------------      ---------  -----------      ------------  -----------------------  ---------  -------------  --------  ---------- 
   Ordinary 
 
 GB00B082RF11          187,422,945            173,435,107              94,842,425        N/A       85,293,918      N/A      4.663% 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of            Expiration                Exercise/           Number of voting                               % of voting 
 financial           date                      Conversion          rights that                                    rights 
 instrument          (xiii)                    Period (xiv)        may 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          Exercise     Expiration       Exercise/       Number of voting                    % of voting 
 financial        price         date             Conversion      rights instrument                   rights (xix, 
 instrument                     (xvii)           period          refers to                           xx) 
                                                 (xviii) 
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      CFD            N/A            N/A              N/A                    4,585,002                     Nominal            Delta 
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                                                                                                           0.251%              1 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                        Percentage of voting rights 
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                          89,878,920                                                           4.913% 
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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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 Schroder & Co. Limited 179,977 0.010% 
  Schroders (C.I.) Limited 44,040 0.002% 
  Schroder Investment Management Limited 89,654,903 4.901% 
 
 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 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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                                                                The shares referred to in 
  13. Additional information:                                    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 1,829,332,965. 
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 14. Contact name: 
                                                                                           Shaheen Hussain 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                                              020 7658 6000 
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