15th Jan 2016 12:33
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi |
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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 |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify): | Type 1 Disclosure as per the Transparency Directive II Regulation | ü | |||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii | Schroders plc | ||||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | Schroder Investment Management Limited | ||||
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 13.01.16 | ||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 14.01.16 | ||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | Below 10% | ||||
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 | 206,901,914 | 193,628,922 |
184,636,363
| N/A | 178,460,215 | N/A | 9.790% | ||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||
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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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Total (A+B+C) | |||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||||||||
178,460,215 | 9.790% | ||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | |||||||||||||||
Schroder & Co. Limited 875,503 0.048% Schroders (C.I.) Limited 39,350 0.002% Schroder Investment Management Limited 177,545,362 9.740% | |||||||||||||||
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Proxy Voting: | |||||||||||||||
10. Name of the proxy holder: |
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: |
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: |
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13. Additional information: | This notification is being made based on the Schroders plc & Schroder Investment Management Limited positions falling below 10% under the Type 1 Disclosure. 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 - Assistant Company Secretary, Rentokil Initial plc
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15. Contact telephone number: |
01276 607444 | ||||||||||||||
Related Shares:
Rentokil InitialSchroders