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RNS Number : 9196J

Rentokil Initial PLC

18 June 2014




TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESⁱ

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ⁱⁱ		Rentokil Initial plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights			X
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 the notification obligation: ⁱⁱⁱ	Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):^iv	See additional information under 13.
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: ^v	12 June 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:	13 June 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: ^{vi, vii}	Below 10%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares ^{viii, ix}

Class/type of
shares

if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of voting rights ^x

Direct

Direct ^xi

Indirect ^xii

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary 1p Shares

189,958,581

1,479,487

178,672,405

0.081%

9.802%

GB00B082RF11

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date ^xiii

Exercise/
Conversion Period ^xiv

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments ^{xv, xvi}

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date ^xvii

Exercise/
Conversion period ^xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights ^{xix, xx}

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

180,151,892

9.883%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: ^xxi

Ameriprise Financial, Inc., which through intermediate holding companies controls the voting rights of Columbia Management Investment Advisers, Columbia Wanger Asset Management, Threadneedle Management Luxembourg S.A. and Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd, which itself controls the voting rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd, Threadneedle International Ltd and Threadneedle Pensions Ltd.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

Registered Owner

Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c ZLA08	162,404
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 41407	18,141,619
State Street Nominees Limited	A/c XC7N	5,997,791
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited	A/c 683182	3,547,704
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited	A/c 740190	691,588
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited	A/c 739874	3,363,967
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited	A/c 740311	350,600
The Bank Of New York ( Nominees ) Limited	A/c PTG 15303 / 09997799	784,744
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited	A/c 811056	312,452
Nortrust Nominees LTD	A/c BBH05	1,188,439
SJPUT STRAT MGD BNYM AS T'TEE	A/c 2GQ6	24,833,027
William & Glyns (Isle of Man) Nominees Ltd	A/c 301780	318,065
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c ZLA03	32,529,767
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 07198	1,281,974
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 27642	197,513
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 10478	76,768
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c ZLA09	83,919
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 10479	38,791
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c ZLA12	1,356,532
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c ZLA14	414,939
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 07207	2,436,308
Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd	A/c WWSF0004002	1,769,626
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 18667	2,574,565
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 10469	1,540,825
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 10496	41,072,260
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 10492	5,390,351
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 10491	13,909,047
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 10488	7,231,641
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 31348	3,000,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c ZLA15	5,554,666

14. Contact name:

Paul Griffiths, Company Secretary

15. Contact telephone number:

01276 607 444

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