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Rentokil Initial PLC Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2020

Mar 26, 2020

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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement

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ATTENDANCE CARD Annual General Meeting 2020

NOTICE OF AGM AND ANNUAL REPORT

Dear Shareholder

You can now access the Annual Report 2019 and the Notice of Annual General Meeting 2020 by visiting the 'Investors' section of the Company's website at rentokil-initial.com/investors.

Explanatory notes on all the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Meeting.

Please note that the deadline for receiving proxies is 2:00pm on Monday 11 May 2020.

Shareholder Reference:

The 2020 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Rentokil Initial plc (the Company) will be held at the Company's offices at Compass House, Manor Royal, Crawley, RH10 9PY on Wednesday 13 May 2020 at 2:00pm. Please note that we are continuing to monitor the current issues surrounding COVID-19 and the latest available public health guidance, and will provide updates in relation to our AGM (including in respect of attendance) on our website at rentokil-initial.com/investors/shareholder-centre/agm-page.

Signature of person attending:

Rentokil Initial plc (the Company) – Annual General Meeting 2020

I/We being a member(s) of the Company hereby appoint the Chairman of the meeting or

Number of shares proxy appointed over

Voting ID:

(see note 1) Task ID:

Shareholder reference number:

FORM OF PROXY

as my/our proxy to vote on my/our behalf at the AGM of the Company to be held at 2:00pm on Wednesday 13 May 2020 and at any adjournment thereof. I have indicated with a 'X' how I/we wish my/our votes to be cast on the following resolutions and I/we direct that any proxy will vote (or abstain from voting) as he or she thinks fit for me/us and on my/our behalf on any other matter which may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.

Please tick here if this proxy is one of multiple appointments being made. For the appointment of multiple proxies, please refer to note 2.

RESOLUTIONS Please mark 'X' to indicate
how you with to vote
For Withheld
Against
Vote
RESOLUTIONS Please mark 'X' to indicate
how you with to vote
For Against Withheld
Vote
1. To receive the audited financial statements of the Company
and the directors' and auditors' report thereon
10. To re-elect Linda Yueh as a Director
2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report 11. To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor
3. To elect Cathy Turner as a Director 12. To authorise the Directors to agree the auditor's remuneration
4.
To re-elect John Pettigrew as a Director
13. To authorise the Directors to allot shares
5. To re-elect Andy Ransom as a Director 14. To disapply statutory pre-emption rights
6. To re-elect Angela Seymour-Jackson as a Director 15. To disapply statutory pre-emption rights – additional 5%
7. To re-elect Richard Solomons as a Director Company's own shares 16. To authorise the Directors to make market purchases of the
8. To re-elect Julie Southern as a Director 17. To authorise the making of political donations
9. To re-elect Jeremy Townsend as a Director 18. To authorise the calling of a general meeting (other than an annual general meeting) on 14 days' clear notice

To assist with arrangements, if you intend attending the meeting in person please place a 'X' in the box opposite

electronically at sharevote.co.uk 5860-016-S

You may submit your proxy

Signature: Date:

Notes

    1. Only holders of ordinary shares or their duly appointed representatives are entitled to attend, speak and vote at the meeting. You can appoint the Chairman of the meeting or another person as your proxy to exercise all or any of your rights to attend, speak and vote on your behalf. Please insert the full name of your appointed proxy in the space provided if you wish to appoint someone other than the Chairman of the meeting. However, please note that due to the current issues surrounding COVID-19 and the related public health guidance, we strongly recommend that you appoint the Chairman of the meeting as your proxy to ensure your vote is counted. A proxy need not be a member of the Company. Unless otherwise indicated the proxy will vote as he or she thinks fit or, at his or her discretion, including in respect of any other resolution properly put to the meeting. If the proxy is being appointed in relation to less than your full voting entitlement, please enter under the proxy holder's name the number of shares in relation to which they are authorised to act as your proxy. If left blank your proxy will be deemed to be authorised in respect of your full voting entitlement (or in the case of a corporate shareholder, the full voting entitlement for each relevant designated account). Please note that we are continuing to monitor the current issues surrounding COVID-19 and the latest available public health guidance, and will provide updates in relation to our AGM on our website at rentokil-initial.com/investors/shareholder-centre/agm-page.
    1. To appoint more than one proxy, either photocopy the Form of Proxy or obtain additional proxy forms by contacting the Company's Registrar, Equiniti (0333 207 6581 from the UK or +44 121 415 0077 if calling from overseas; lines are open between 08:30 – 17:30, Monday to Friday excluding public holidays in England and Wales). Please indicate the proxy holder's name and the number of shares in relation to which you authorise them to act as your proxy (which, in aggregate, should not exceed the number of shares held by you). Please also indicate by marking the box on the Form of Proxy if the proxy instruction is one of multiple instructions being given. All forms must be signed and should be returned together in the same envelope.
    1. A corporation may appoint more than one corporate representative. A corporation's Form of Proxy must be executed under either its common seal or the hand of a duly authorised officer or attorney (stating the officer's capacity).
    1. In the case of joint shareholders the signature of any shareholder will suffice, but the names of all joint holders should be shown. The vote of the senior holder who tenders the vote, in person or by proxy, shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint members. For this purpose seniority is determined by the order in which names stand on the register of members.
    1. The Form of Proxy is for use in respect of the shareholder account specified and should not be amended or submitted in respect of a different account.
    1. The Form of Proxy must be signed by the shareholder or any person duly authorised by the shareholder or, if the shareholder is a corporation, be signed by a duly authorised person or under its common seal, or any other manner authorised by its constitution. If someone other than the shareholder signs the form, the letter of authority, power of attorney or certified copy of the power of attorney authorising him/her to sign on your behalf must be sent with this form.
    1. The 'Vote Withheld' option is to enable you to abstain on any particular resolution. A 'Vote Withheld' is not a vote in law and will not be counted in the calculation of votes 'For' and 'Against' a resolution.
    1. Shares held in uncertified form (i.e. in CREST) may be voted through the CREST Proxy Voting Service in accordance with the procedures set out in the CREST manual. The Company may treat as invalid a CREST proxy instruction in the circumstances set out in Regulation 35(5)(a) of the Uncertificated Securities Regulations 2001.
    1. Neither the appointment of a proxy nor the submission of a CREST voting instruction will preclude a registered shareholder from attending or voting in person.
    1. Alternatively, Electronic Proxy Appointment (EPA) is available for this meeting. To use this facility you must visit sharevote.co.uk where details of the procedure are shown. The Voting ID, Task ID and Shareholder Reference Number shown on the front of your Form of Proxy will be required to complete the procedure.
    1. To be valid, the Form of Proxy must be signed and received at Equiniti not later than 48 hours (excluding non-business days) before the time set for the meeting. Please use the enclosed business reply paid envelope to return your Form(s) of Proxy. If you wish to use another envelope to return the Form(s) of Proxy please address it to FREEPOST RTHJ-CLLL-KBKU, Equiniti, Aspect House, Spencer Road, Lancing, BN99 8LU. There is no postage to pay in the UK. If you submit more than one proxy in respect of the same share, the last appointment received before the latest time for receipt of proxies will take precedence.