Holding(s)
in Company dated 28 April 2023
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TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
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NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR
HOLDINGS (to
be sent to the relevant issuer and to
the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)
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1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing
shares to which voting rights are attached:
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Rentokil
Initial PLC
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1b. Please indicate if the
issuer is a non-UK issuer (please
mark with an "X" if appropriate)
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Non-UK
issuer
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2. Reason for the
notification (please
mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")
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An
acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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X
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An
acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
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An
event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other
(please specify):
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3. Details of person subject to the notification
obligation
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Name
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The
Capital Group Companies, Inc.
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City
and country of registered office (if applicable)
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Los
Angeles, USA
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4. Full name
of shareholder(s) (if
different from 3.)
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Name
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City
and country of registered office (if applicable)
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5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached:
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26/04/2023
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6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):
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27/04/2023
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7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification
obligation:
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% of voting rights attached to shares
(total of 8.A)
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% of voting rights through financial instruments
(total of 8.B.1 + 8.B.2)
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Total of both in %
(8.A + 8.B)
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Total number of voting rights of issuer
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Resulting
situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or
reached
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5.12%
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0.00%
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5.12%
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2,520,039,885
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Position
of previous notification (if applicable)
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N.A.
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N.A.
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N.A.
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8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which
the threshold was crossed or reached:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type of
shares ISIN
code (if possible)
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Number of voting rights
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% of voting rights
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Direct
(DTR5.1)
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Indirect
(DTR5.2.1)
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Direct
(DTR5.1)
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Indirect
(DTR5.2.1)
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GB00B082RF11 Common Stock
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128,953,681
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5.12%
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US7601251041 Depository Receipt
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125
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0.0000001%
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SUBTOTAL 8.A
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128,953,806
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5.120001%
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B 1: Financial Instruments DTR5.3.1R (1) (a)
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Type of financial instrument
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Expiration date
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Exercise/ Conversion Period
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Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is
exercised/converted
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% of voting rights
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N/A
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SUBTOTAL 8.B.1
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B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect DTR5.3.1R
(1) (b)
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Type of financial instrument
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Expiration date
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Exercise/ Conversion Period
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Physical or cash settlement
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Number of voting rights
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% of voting rights
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N/A
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SUBTOTAL 8.B.2
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9. Information
in relation to the person subject to the notification
obligation (please
mark the applicable box with an "X")
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Person
subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any
natural person or legal entity and does not control any other
undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the
(underlying) issuer
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Full chain
of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the
ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity (please add
additional rows as necessary)
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X
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Name
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% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable
threshold
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% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is
higher than the notifiable threshold
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Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable
threshold
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Capital Research and Management Company
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5.09%
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5.09%
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Capital International Sarl
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Capital International Limited
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Capital International, Inc.
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Total
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5.120001%
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5.120001%
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10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
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Name
of the proxy holder
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The
number and % of voting rights held
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The
date until which the voting rights will be held
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11. Additional information:
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The
Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CGC") is the parent company of
Capital Research and Management Company ("CRMC") and Capital Bank
& Trust Company ("CB&T"). CRMC is a U.S.-based investment
management company that serves as investment manager to the
American Funds family of mutual funds, other pooled investment
vehicles, as well as individual and institutional clients. CRMC and
its investment manager affiliates manage equity assets for various
investment companies through three divisions, Capital Research
Global Investors, Capital International Investors and Capital World
Investors. CRMC is the parent company of Capital Group
International, Inc. ("CGII"), which in turn is the parent company
of six investment management companies ("CGII management
companies"): Capital International, Inc., Capital International
Limited, Capital International Sàrl, Capital International
K.K., Capital Group Private Client Services Inc, and Capital Group
Investment Management Private Limited. CGII management companies
and CB&T primarily serve as investment managers to
institutional and high net worth clients. CB&T is a U.S.-based
investment management company that is a registered investment
adviser and an affiliated federally chartered bank.
Neither
CGC nor any of its affiliates own shares of the Issuer for its own
account. Rather, the shares reported on this Notification are owned
by accounts under the discretionary investment management of one or
more of the investment management companies described
above.
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Place of completion
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Los
Angeles
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Date of completion
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27/04/2023
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Date:
28 April 2023
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RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC
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/s/
Catherine Stead
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Name:
Catherine Stead
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Title:
Company Secretary
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