Director/PDMR Shareholding

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Rentokil Initial plc announced that on July 31, 2026, Chief Executive Mike Duffy purchased 10,500 American Depositary Shares (ADSs) for USD23.7946 each, and his closely associated person Laura Duffy was involved. Additionally, the Therese M. Esperdy Revocable Trust, a person closely associated with Non-Executive Director and Chair Designate Thérèse Esperdy, acquired 21,214 ADSs at USD23.3278 each. Non-Executive Director Leanne Sheraton also purchased 10,000 ordinary shares at USD4.8072 per share. These transactions represent significant insider buying activity.

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Rentokil Initial PLC
03 August 2026
 

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3 August 2026

 

Rentokil Initial plc

Notification of transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities

and their Persons Closely Associated

 

Rentokil Initial plc (the 'Company') hereby announces that on 31 July 2026:

 

·   Mike (Michael) Duffy, Chief Executive, purchased 10,500 American Depositary Shares ('ADSs') in the Company at a price of USD23.7946 per ADS. The ADSs were purchased into a joint brokerage account held with Laura Duffy, a Person Closely Associated ('PCA') with him. Each ADS is equivalent to five of the Company's ordinary shares of one pence each;

 

·    The Therese M. Esperdy Revocable Trust, a PCA of Thérèse Esperdy, a Non-Executive Director and Chair Designate, purchased 21,214 ADSs in the Company at a price of USD23.3278 per ADS; and

 

·     Leanne Sheraton, a Non-Executive Director, purchased 10,000 ordinary shares in the Company at a price of USD4.8072 per share.

 

The notification set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19 of the UK Market Abuse Regulation.

 

 

Rachel Canham

Group General Counsel & Company Secretary             

Tel: +44 (0)1293 858000

 

 

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

 

Name

 

Mike (Michael) Duffy and Laura Duffy

 

2

 

Reason for the notification

 

a)

 

Position/status

 

Chief Executive and PCA of Mike Duffy, Chief Executive

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

 

Initial notification

3

 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

 

Name

 

Rentokil Initial plc

b)

 

LEI

 

549300VN4WV7Z6T14K68

4

 

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

 

Rentokil Initial plc American Depositary Shares

 

 

CUSIP: 760125104

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

Purchase of American Depositary Shares

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

USD23.7946

10,500

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Total price

 

 

 

10,500

 

USD249,843.30

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

2026-07-31

f)

 

Place of the transaction

New York Stock Exchange (XNYS)

 

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

 

Name

 

The Therese M. Esperdy Revocable Trust

 

2

 

Reason for the notification

 

a)

 

Position/status

 

PCA of Thérèse Esperdy, Chair

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

 

Initial notification

3

 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

 

Name

 

Rentokil Initial plc

b)

 

LEI

 

549300VN4WV7Z6T14K68

4

 

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

 

Rentokil Initial plc American Depositary Shares

 

 

CUSIP: 760125104

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

Purchase of American Depositary Shares

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

USD23.3728

21,214

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Total price

 

 

 

21,214

 

USD495,830.5792

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

2026-07-31

f)

 

Place of the transaction

New York Stock Exchange (XNYS)

 

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

 

Name

 

Leanne Sheraton

2

 

Reason for the notification

 

a)

 

Position/status

 

Non-Executive Director

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

 

Initial notification

3

 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

 

Name

 

Rentokil Initial plc

b)

 

LEI

 

549300VN4WV7Z6T14K68

4

 

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

 

Ordinary shares of 1p each

 

 

ISIN: GB00B082RF11

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

Purchase of ordinary shares

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

USD4.8072

10,000

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Total price

 

 

 

10,000

 

USD48,072.00

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

2026-07-31

f)

 

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue (XOFF)

 

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