Directorate Change

5 April 2005

                                 BOARD CHANGES                                 

             RETIREMENT OF HANS VAN DER WIELEN & ANA MARIA LLOPIS              

Reckitt Benckiser plc announces that two non-executive directors, who retire by
rotation at this year's annual general meeting ('AGM') in accordance with the
Company' Articles of Association, have decided not to seek re-election at the
AGM on 5th May 2005 and will step down as directors on that date.

Hans van der Wielen was appointed to the Board at the time of the merger in
1999, having previously served as a member of the supervisory board of
Benckiser NV since 1997. Ana Maria Llopis was appointed to the Board in 1998.

Adrian Bellamy, Chairman of Reckitt Benckiser plc, commented

'The Board wishes to recognise the contribution of Hans and Ana Maria to
Reckitt Benckiser through the first five years of the Company's history. I
thank them for all they have done on behalf of the shareholders.'

For Further Information
Tom Corran, SVP Investor Relations & Corporate Communications
Telephone [phone]

Liz Richardson , Company Secretary
telephone [phone]

Tim Spratt
Financial Dynamics
telephone [phone]

Notes for Editors

Reckitt Benckiser is the world leader in household cleaning, excluding laundry,
and has a major presence in health and personal care. The Company is truly
global, with over 60 operating companies and close to 50 manufacturing
facilities worldwide and has sales in 180 countries. The Company employes
20,000 people around the world. Amongst the Company's leading brands are Lysol,
the world leader in disinfecting cleaning, Calgonit & Finish & Electrasol, the
world leaders in automatic dishwashing, Woolite, world leader in fine fabrics,
Vanish & Spray 'nWash, world leaders in fabric treatment, Veet, the world
number one depilatory and Dettol the world's leading antiseptic. Reckitt
Benckiser is headquartered in Slough just outside London, is listed on the
London stock exchange where with a market capitalization of c.£12bn it ranks
among the top 25 UK listed companies. Reckitt Benckiser had net revenues of £
3.87bn, operating profit of £770m, net income of £586m in 2004.