11th Mar 2014 15:59
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi |
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: 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 thenotification obligation: iii | Schroders plc | ||||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | |||||
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 10.03.14 | ||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 11.03.14 | ||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | 15% | ||||
8. Notified details: | |||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | |||||||||||||||
Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||
NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights | Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights x | |||||||||||
Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | |||||||||||
Ordinary
GB00B082RF11 | 278,137,768 | 266,273,306 | 279,354,904 | N/A | 267,490,442 | N/A | 14.718% | ||||||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate xiii | Exercise/Conversion Period xiv | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. | % of votingrights | |||||||||||
Call Option / 1.18788 | 13/03/2014 | N/A | -740,928 | -0.041 | |||||||||||
Call Option / 1.20458 | 20/03/2014 | N/A | -406,628 | -0.022 | |||||||||||
Call Option / 1.23382 | 08/04/2014 | N/A | -921,608 | -0.051 | |||||||||||
Call Option / 1.27405 | 16/04/2014 | N/A | -627,016 | -0.034 | |||||||||||
Call Option / 1.2858 | 29/04/2014 | N/A | -861,011 | -0.047 | |||||||||||
Call Option / 1.31914 | 14/05/2014 | N/A | -470,965 | -0.026 | |||||||||||
Call Option / 1.34801 | 28/05/2014 | N/A | -555,921 | -0.031 | |||||||||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | |||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to
| % of voting rights xix, xx
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CFD | N/A | N/A | N/A | 5,259,080 | Nominal | Delta | |||||||||
-0.289 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Total (A+B+C) | |||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||||||||
272,749,522 | 15.01% | ||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | |||||||||||||||
Cazenove Capital Management Ltd 15,500,704 0.853% Schroder Investment Management Limited 254,168,997 13.985% Schroders Channel Islands Limited 50,025 0.003% Schroder & Co Limited 3,029,796 0.167%
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Proxy Voting: | |||||||||||||||
10. Name of the proxy holder: | |||||||||||||||
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: | |||||||||||||||
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting 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. This disclosure has been calculated based on issue share capital amount 1,817,498,329. | ||||||||||||||
14. Contact name: |
Paul Griffiths, Company Secretary
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15. Contact telephone number: |
01276 607 444 | ||||||||||||||
Related Shares:
Rentokil InitialSchroders