The Board of Rentokil Initial plc is recommending a final dividend in respect of 2019 of 3.64 pence per share for the year ended December 31, 2019, payable to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 14 April 2020, to be paid on 20 May 2020. This equates to a full year dividend of 5.15 pence per share, an increase of 15.2% compared to 2018. The last day for DRIP elections is 28 April 2020.

Jeremy Townsend, Chief Financial Officer, is to retire from the Company in the second half of 2020 in line with his long-held plan to move to a non-executive career. The company announced that Stuart Ingall-Tombs will take up the role of Chief Financial Officer later this year as part of an orderly handover with Jeremy. Stuart is currently Finance Director of largest region, North America. He joined the company in May 2007 and was previously the Finance Director of the Europe Region and prior to that Group Financial Controller. He brings vast experience of the company as well as outstanding leadership and finance experience.