Rentokil Initial Regulatory News (RTO)

22 May 2006 17:20

Rentokil Initial PLC22 May 2006 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Rentokil Initial plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Franklin Resources, Inc. (and affiliates) 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 IN RESPECT OF HOLDINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS REFERRED TO IN 2 ABOVE. 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them Bank of New York, London 6,822,313 JP Morgan/Chase, London 151,539,950 Citibank Nominees Ltd, London 4,638,304 Clydesdale Bank plc, London 2,672,940 Euroclear Bruxelles BIC Mgt, London 105,670 HSBC Bank, London 3,563,111 Mellon Bank, London 18,424,471 Merrill Lynch, London 1,637,300 Northern Trust Company, London 9,479,344 Royal Trust Corp of Canada, London 7,647,540 State Street Nominees Ltd, London 27,620,502 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired N/A 6. Percentage of issued class N/A 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed 21,555,479 8. Percentage of issued class 1.19% 9. Class of security Ordinary 1p 10. Date of transaction 18 May 2006 11. Date company informed 19 May 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 232,514,145 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 12.84% 14. Any additional information No 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Paul Griffiths 020 78663021 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Paul Griffiths Date of notification 22 May 2006 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of thisdocument or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damagesfor loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwisefrom the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained init, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document orany such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange