3rd Jul 2014 17:00
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 | 02.07.14 | ||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 03.07.14 | ||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | 16% - 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 | 298,205,767 | 285,289,485 | 298,205,767 | N/A | 284,031,795 | N/A | 15.582% | ||||||||
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 / 1.27168 | 08/07/2014 | N/A | -466,339 | -0.026% | |||||||||||
Call Option / 1.31269 | 17/07/2014 | N/A | -610,741 | -0.034% | |||||||||||
Call Option / 1.27027 | 29/07/2014 | N/A | -519,682 | -0.029% | |||||||||||
Call Option / 1.34392 | 13/08/2014 | N/A | -726,736 | -0.040% | |||||||||||
Call Option / 1.29254 | 27/08/2014 | N/A | -734,308 | -0.040% | |||||||||||
Call Option / 1.2436 | 11/09/2014 | N/A | -527,763 | -0.029% | |||||||||||
Call Option / 1.22071 | 18/09/2014 | N/A | -672,618 | -0.037% | |||||||||||
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 | 6,310,900 | Nominal | Delta | |||||||||
0.346% | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Total (A+B+C) | |||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||||||||
290,342,695 | 15.928% | ||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | |||||||||||||||
Cazenove Capital Management Ltd 3,993,914 0.219% Schroder Investment Management Limited 283,982,927 15.579% Schroders (C.I.) Limited 50,025 0.003% Schroder & Co. Limited 2,315,829 0.127%
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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 1,822,832,965. | ||||||||||||||
14. Contact name: |
Paul Griffiths, Company Secretary | ||||||||||||||
15. Contact telephone number: |
01276 607 444 | ||||||||||||||
Related Shares:
Rentokil InitialSchroders