Rentokil Initial Plc SEC Filings

Rentokil Initial plc has reported a change in a director’s external roles. Chief Financial Officer Paul Edgecliffe-Johnson has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director to the Board of Watches of Switzerland Group PLC, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange, with effect from 19 February 2026.

This is an additional role for the CFO and does not alter his position at Rentokil Initial. The disclosure is made in line with applicable listing rules governing director appointments and transparency requirements.

Rentokil Initial plc plans to redeem in full its €500,000,000 0.8750% Senior Unsecured Guaranteed Notes due 30 May 2026. The company has notified holders that all outstanding Notes will be redeemed on 2 March 2026 at their principal amount plus accrued interest.

After this early redemption, the Notes will be cancelled and there will be no Notes outstanding. Rentokil Initial also intends to complete the formalities to delist the Notes from the London Stock Exchange as soon as possible following the redemption date.

BlackRock Portfolio Management LLC, a Delaware entity, reports beneficial ownership of 128,274,784 Rentokil Initial PLC common shares, representing 5.1% of the class as of 12/31/2025.

The firm has sole power to vote 118,396,212 shares and sole power to dispose of all 128,274,784 shares, with no shared voting or dispositive power. Various underlying clients have rights to dividends or sale proceeds, but no single client holds more than five percent of Rentokil’s outstanding common shares.

The shares are described as acquired and held in the ordinary course of business, and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control of Rentokil Initial PLC.

Rentokil Initial plc has reported a change in a major shareholding position via a TR-1 notification. A shareholder’s total voting interest has moved to 4.98% of voting rights, all held through ordinary shares with ISIN GB00B082RF11. This represents 125,795,910 voting rights now held in the company.

The holding was previously disclosed at 5.01% of voting rights, so the latest notification reflects a small reduction that takes the position just below the 5% disclosure threshold. The update does not involve any financial instruments such as options or other derivatives, as all notified voting rights are attached directly to shares.

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.