23rd Jan 2015 15:56
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 | 22.01.15 | ||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 23.01.15 | ||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | From 15% - 14% | ||||
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 | 275,456,777 | 269,329,932 | 278,742,935
| N/A | 265,903,323 | N/A | 14.587% | ||||||||
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 / 1.32644 | 27/01/2015 | N/A | (531,919) | -0.029% | |||||||||||
Call Option / 1.27611 | 10/02/2015 | N/A | (1,000,559)
| -0.055%
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Call Option / 1.28796 | 24/02/2015 | N/A | (750,395)
| -0.041%
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Call Option / 1.24854 | 12/03/2015 | N/A | (628,959)
| -0.035%
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Call Option / 1.25832 | 19/03/2015 | N/A | (691,630)
| -0.038%
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Call Option / 1.25773 | 08/04/2015 | N/A | (616,928)
| -0.034%
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Call Option / 1.32397 | 17/04/2015 | N/A | (530,454)
| -0.029%
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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 | ||||||||||||||
272,214,223 | 14.934% | ||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | |||||||||||||||
Schroder Investment Management Limited 269,379,042 14.778% Schroders (C.I.) Limited 50,025 0.003% Schroder & Co. Limited 2,785,156 0.153%
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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: |
Alexandra Laan, Rentokil Initial plc | ||||||||||||||
15. Contact telephone number: |
01276 607444 | ||||||||||||||
Related Shares:
Rentokil InitialSchroders