Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6090P

Rentokil Initial PLC

05 October 2011

 



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): Societe Generale is now using a global large position reporting system ("SSD") which highlighted that Societe Generale owns a reportable holding in the issuer due to a derivative position
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii	Societe Generale SA
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v	03 October 2011
6. Date on which issuer notified:	05 October 2011
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii	Below 5%

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
GB00B082RF11					30,885,411	30,885,411		N/a	1.70%		N/a
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
Structured Call Options		16.12.2011		Until 16.12.2011			52,276,776			2.880%
Structured Call Options		10.01.2012		10.01.2012			5,541,911			0.305%
Structured Call Options		20.12.2013		Until 20.12.2013			1,000,000			0.055%

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

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
89,703,498	4.94%

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

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:	Paul Griffiths, Company Secretary
15. Contact telephone number:	01293 858 000

 

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