Rentokil Initial Plc SEC Filings

Rentokil Initial plc reports a notification of major holdings from BlackRock, Inc. under the UK disclosure rules, furnished on Form 6-K as a foreign private issuer.

BlackRock’s total holding in Rentokil Initial now represents 11.000000% of voting rights, up from a previously notified total of 10.020000%. The position comprises 8.320000% in voting rights attached to shares, representing 210344786 voting rights, and 2.680000% through financial instruments, bringing total voting rights held in the issuer to 278002814.

Within the financial instruments, American Depository Receipts account for 21783434 voting rights (0.860000%), securities lending for 42035476 voting rights (1.660000%), and additional instruments such as CFDs and ELNs contribute smaller percentages. The notification also lists multiple BlackRock-controlled undertakings through which these holdings are managed.

Rentokil Initial plc reports a change in a major shareholding after a holder crossed a UK disclosure threshold. The investor now controls 5.010000% of the voting rights, corresponding to 126,470,698 voting rights attached to shares. This stake was previously 4.908100%, so the change reflects a modest increase in ownership. All voting rights are held through shares, with no additional exposure reported via financial instruments.

Rentokil Initial plc has reported a change in a major shareholding based on a TR-1 notification. GIC Private Limited now holds a total of 4.226956% of Rentokil Initial’s voting rights, corresponding to 106,774,597 voting rights, after crossing a disclosure threshold on 9 January 2026. This compares with a previously notified position of 4.958379%.

The new position includes 3.939112% of voting rights attached to shares and 0.287844% held through financial instruments in the form of lent securities. The notification also outlines the chain of controlled undertakings through which GIC’s investment entities hold these interests, with GIC retaining full discretion over how voting power is exercised through certain subsidiaries.

Rentokil Initial plc has appointed Mike Duffy as Chief Executive and Executive Director, effective 16 March 2026, with him joining on 16 February 2026 as CEO Designate. He succeeds Andy Ransom, who will step down as CEO and Executive Director on 16 March 2026 and support a smooth transition through the AGM on 7 May 2026. Duffy, a US-based executive, brings more than 25 years of leadership experience across logistics, truck parts distribution, grocery wholesale and healthcare supply chains.

His remuneration includes an annual salary of US$1,600,000, an annual bonus opportunity up to 225% of base salary, and long-term incentive plan awards up to 375% of base salary, alongside standard benefits and pension. Rentokil Initial will also compensate him for forfeited 2025 bonus and long-term incentives through cash and three replacement share awards with a combined maximum grant date value of US$3.98m, all subject to clawback and malus. The company plans to announce its full-year 2025 financial results on 5 March 2026, with Ransom and CFO Paul Edgecliffe-Johnson presenting before the leadership handover.

Rentokil Initial plc reported that the Samuel J. Mitchell, Jr. Revocable Trust, which is closely associated with non-executive director Samuel Mitchell, purchased 30 American Depositary Shares (ADSs) of the company on 11 August 2025. The ADSs were bought at a price of USD 25.12 per ADS on the New York Stock Exchange.

Each ADS represents five ordinary shares of one pence each in the capital of Rentokil Initial plc. Following this transaction, Samuel Mitchell’s total beneficial ownership in the company is 120 ADSs. The disclosure has been made in line with the requirements of Article 19 of the UK Market Abuse Regulation.

Rentokil Initial plc has reported a change in a major shareholding under a TR-1 notification, as furnished on a Form 6-K. A shareholder crossed a disclosure threshold and now holds 3.020865% of Rentokil Initial’s voting rights, corresponding to 76,308,258 voting rights attached to ordinary shares with ISIN GB00B082RF11.

The disclosed position consists entirely of voting rights attached to shares, with no additional voting rights held through financial instruments. This type of notice is a regulatory transparency requirement and indicates an updated ownership level but does not, by itself, describe any transaction terms or changes to Rentokil Initial’s operations or finances.

Rentokil Initial plc reported a notification of major holdings from GIC Private Limited, a Singapore-based investment firm. GIC’s total interest in Rentokil now represents 4.958379% of the company’s voting rights, equal to 125,250,650 voting rights on the date the threshold was crossed.

Of this, 4.670535% of voting rights (117,979,594 voting rights) are attached to ordinary shares, split between direct and indirect holdings, while a further 0.287844% (7,271,056 voting rights) arises from lent securities classified as financial instruments. GIC’s position was previously notified at a higher total of 5.241261%, indicating a reduction that took the holding across a regulatory threshold, requiring this disclosure.

Rentokil Initial plc furnished a major shareholding notification showing that a shareholder slightly reduced its stake in the company. The holder now controls 4.908100% of voting rights, down from a previously notified position of 5.000000%. This corresponds to 123,979,675 voting rights attached to ordinary shares with ISIN GB00B082RF11, with no additional voting rights held through financial instruments.

Janus Henderson Group plc filed Amendment No. 4 to Schedule 13G reporting beneficial ownership of 142,436,808 shares of Rentokil Initial plc common stock, representing 5.6% of the class. The filing shows shared voting and shared dispositive power over 142,436,808 shares and no sole power.

Separately, Janus Henderson Investors US LLC (JHIUS) may be deemed the beneficial owner of 127,304,380 shares, or 5.0%, with shared voting and dispositive power. The certification states the securities were acquired and are held in the ordinary course and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control.