AGM - Announcement of Poll Results

5 May 2005


ANNOUNCEMENT OF AGM POLL RESULTS

Following the Annual General Meeting held on 5 May 2005, Reckitt Benckiser plc
announces the results of the poll vote for each resolution as follows:

         RESOLUTION                FOR            AGAINST       VOTE WITHHELD  
                                                                               
                                  Number          Number           Number      
                                                                               
1. To adopt the 2004 report    450,467,672       4,604,376        9,006,287    
and accounts                                                                   
                                                                               
2. To approve the Directors'   292,407,115      160,066,783      11,575,868    
Remuneration Report                                                            
                                                                               
3. To declare a final          464,047,223          612             1,932      
dividend                                                                       
                                                                               
4. To re-elect Adrian          445,513,501      12,843,843        5,692,423    
Bellamy (Chairman and Member                                                   
of the Remuneration                                                            
Committee)                                                                     
                                                                               
5. To re-elect George          455,942,563       8,046,740         60,464      
Greener                                                                        
                                                                               
6. To elect Graham Mackay      452,411,829      11,571,485         66,453      
(Member of the Remuneration                                                    
Committee)                                                                     
                                                                               
7. To re-appoint               458,498,968       2,664,324        2,886,475    
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP                                                     
as auditors                                                                    
                                                                               
8. To renew authority to       454,424,190       9,565,297         60,280      
allot shares                                                                   
                                                                               
9. To renew power to           455,404,657       8,562,866         82,244      
disapply pre-emption rights                                                    
                                                                               
10. To renew authority to      463,935,099        51,645           62,225      
purchase own shares                                                            
                                                                               
11. To establish new UK        451,127,040      12,793,147         129,580     
Share Save Scheme                                                              
                                                                               
12. To establish new           451,319,233      12,593,338         137,108     
Overseas Share Save Scheme                                                     
                                                                               
13. To establish new US        452,582,023      11,234,845         232,899     
Share Save Scheme                                                              
                                                                               
14. To amend Senior            458,686,295       5,058,470         305,002     
Executive Share Ownership                                                      
Policy Plan                                                                    

Enquiries:

Liz Richardson, Company Secretary 01753 217800