Director/PDMR Shareholding

For immediate release

8 October 2012

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (the "Company")

Director/PDMR shareholding

Following an internal review of transactions by 'Persons Discharging Managerial
Responsibility' (PDMR), Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (the ''Company'') announces
that:

in June 2010, Rakesh Kapoor whilst Executive Vice President of Category
Development at the Company, and therefore a PDMR, granted a charge over 203,433
ordinary shares of 10p each ("Shares) of the Company in which he had (and
retains) a beneficial interest, as security against a loan made by Bank of
America Merrill Lynch. Subsequent to this transaction, there were a further
three transfers totalling 36,298 Shares from October 2011 until September 2012
which were granted by Mr Kapoor. A total of 239,731 shares is therefore now
subject to this charge.   Mr Kapoor remains the beneficial owner of a total
281,869 shares, including the secured Shares, subject to the charge, and
retains full voting rights. Additionally, Mr Kapoor has options over 1,060,000
Shares in the Executive Share Option scheme, options over 796 Shares in the UK
Share Save scheme and Restricted share awards over 320,000 Shares.

in December 2008, Freddy Caspers, Area Executive Vice President of LAPAC, and
therefore also a PDMR, sold a total of 200,000 shares. Mr Caspers remains the
beneficial owner of 398,549 Shares. Mr Caspers has options over 495,000 Shares
in the Executive Share Option scheme and Restricted share awards over 135,000
Shares

To ensure timely disclosure going forward for PDMRs, the Company has reviewed
and updated its internal reporting process.

For further information:

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