Directorate Change

16 April 2003                                                                  
                                                                               
                                 Board change                                  

Reckitt Benckiser plc announced today that Dieter Meuderscheid will resign from
the Board with effect from the close of the Company's Annual General Meeting
('AGM') to be held on 7 May 2003. Mr Meuderscheid is a nominee director of Joh.
A Benckiser GmbH ('JAB'). Under the Merger Agreement dated 27 July 1999, JAB
are entitled to appoint two directors to the Board while their shareholding
remains above 20%. As a result of the recent share sale and the reduction of
the JAB shareholding to 15.7%, JAB remain entitled to nominate only one
Director to the Board. Peter Harf will remain on the Board as the JAB nominee.

Mr Meuderscheid will no longer be offering himself for re-election as a
director of the Company at the forthcoming AGM. The resolution for his
re-election, as detailed within the Notice of AGM dated 3 April 2003, will
consequently be withdrawn from the business of the AGM.

For further information                                                        
                                                                               
Tom Corran                                                                     
                                                                               
SVP Investor Relations & Corporate Communications    [phone]       
                                                                               
www.reckittbenckiser.com