RNS Number:8826K
Rentokil Initial PLC
08 May 2003



                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company

Rentokil Initial plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

Barclays plc

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18

Barclays plc

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them

For Barclays plc through subsidiary companies - Barclays have voting
rights

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

17,798,762

8. Percentage of issued class

0.96%

9. Class of security

Ordinary 1p

10. Date of transaction


1 May 2003


11. Date company informed

7 May 2003

12. Total holding following this notification

73,604,514

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.98%

14. Any additional information

No

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Paul Griffiths 01342 830332

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification


Date of notification

8 May 2003

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