Company: RKLIF
Filing Date: 2025-03-26
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001104659-25-027944
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Company: RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC /FI
Filing Date: 2025-03-26
Form: 20-F
Item: Item 3
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 or to animals, or such products could be banned in certain circumstances. The laws and regulations may also apply to third-party vendors who are hired to repair or remediate property and who may fail to comply with SHE laws and regulations and subject us to risk of legal exposure. The costs of compliance or the investigation and remediation of non-compliance, including combating reputational harm or defending civil or criminal proceedings, products liability, personal injury or other lawsuits, could have a material adverse impact on our business, reputation, results of operations, financial condition and/or prospects.
International, national, federal, state, provincial and local agencies and bodies regulate the disposal, handling and storage of waste, discharges from our facilities and the investigation and clean-up of impacted sites. We could incur significant costs, including investigation and remediation costs, fines, penalties and civil or criminal sanctions and claims by third parties for property damage and personal injury, as a result of violations of, or liabilities under, such laws and regulations enforced by these agencies and bodies. Liability under laws and regulations can be imposed on a joint and several basis and without regard to fault or the legality of the underlying conduct. In addition, potentially significant expenditures could be required to comply with SHE laws and regulations, including requirements or changes in expectations that may be adopted or imposed in the future.

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A violation of SHE laws or regulations relating to our operations or a failure to comply with the instructions of relevant health and safety authorities, environmental agencies or internal policies could lead to, among other things, personal injury, substantial fines or penalties, including withdrawal of licences to operate, and reputational damage. Such violations could, therefore, have an adverse effect on our business, reputation, results of operations, financial condition and/or prospects.
We are required to comply with stringent, complex and evolving laws, rules, regulations and standards in many jurisdictions, as well as contractual obligations, relating to data privacy and security. Any actual or perceived failure to comply, or litigation related to such actual or perceived failure to comply, with these requirements could have a material adverse effect on our business.
We are required to comply with stringent, complex and evolving laws, rules, regulations and standards in many jurisdictions, as well as contractual obligations, relating to data privacy and security. Ensuring that our collection, use, transfer, storage and other processing of personal information complies with such requirements can increase operating costs, impact the development of new products or services, and reduce operational efficiency.
Internationally, virtually every jurisdiction in which we operate has established its own data