Rentokil Initial PLC

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RNS Number : 0548S

01 November 2013





TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii		Rentokil Initial plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights			ü
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii	Schroders plc
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v	31/10/2013
6. Date on which issuer notified:	01/11/2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii	13%- 14%


8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction							Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of Shares				Number of Voting Rights			Number of shares			Number of voting rights			% of voting rights x
Direct			Direct xi	Indirect xii		Direct		Indirect
Ordinary	246,928,451				235,951,330			272,987,574			N/A	266,587,045		N/A		14.689%
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument			Expiration date xiii			Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv				Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.				% of voting rights


C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument		Exercise price		Expiration date xvii			Exercise/ Conversion period xviii		Number of voting rights instrument refers to				% of voting rights xix, xx
Call Option		1.09545		26/11/2013			N/A		-485,149				Nominal		Delta
-0.027		1
Call Option		1.13402		19/12/2013			N/A		-843,931				-0.047		1
Call Option		1.1394		17/01/2014			N/A		-829,687				-0.046		1
Call Option		1.13999		07/01/2014			N/A		-676,580				-0.037		1
Call Option		1.14885		13/11/2013			N/A		-651,042				-0.036		1
Call Option		1.1844		28/01/2014			N/A		-776,240				-0.043		1
Call Option		1.232		16/12/2013			N/A		-843,931				-0.047		1

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights									Percentage of voting rights
266,587,045									14.689%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Cazenove Capital Management Limited 51,592 0.003% Schroder Investment Management Limited 263,451,312 14.517% Schroders Channel Islands Limited 50,025 0.002% Schroder & Co Limited 3,034,116 0.167%

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:	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.
14. Contact name:	Paul Griffiths, Company Secretary
15. Contact telephone number:	01293 858 000

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