RNS Number : 5740I
Rentokil Initial PLC
15 March 2010
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of Rentokil Initial plc
existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
2 Reason for the notification(please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
X
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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) Lloyds Banking Group plc
subject to the notification
obligation:
4. Full name of See Section 9
shareholder(s)(if different
from 3.):
5. Date of the transaction and 11 March 2010
date on which the threshold is
crossed or reached:
6. Date on which issuer 12 March 2010
notified:
7. Threshold(s) that is/are Direct/Indirect holdings
crossed or reached: increased to above 5%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares to the triggering
transaction
if possible using
the ISIN CODE
Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting
of of of shares rights rights
Shares Voting
Rights
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
Ord. 1p N/A N/A 10,398,922 10,398,922 81,744,789 0.573% 4.504%
ISIN
GB00B082RF11
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument date Conversion rights that may be rights
Period acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/
converted.
N/A
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting rights
instrument price date Conversion rights instrument
period refers to
Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
92,143,711 5.077%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
91,010,431 shares (5.015%)are under the control of Scottish Widows Investment
Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a
wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Lloyds Banking Group plc (Indirect Interests).
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: Notification using the total voting rights
figure of 1,814,831,011
14. Contact name: Paul Griffiths
15. Contact telephone number: 01293 858 160
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