Holding(s) in Company
SCHEDULE 10
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.
1. Name of company 2. Name of shareholder having a major
interest
Reckitt Benckiser plc
MFS Investment Management
3. Please state whether notification 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and,
indicates that it is in respect if more than one holder, the number of
of holding of the shareholder shares held by each of them
named in 2 above or in respect of
a non-beneficial interest or in See attached schedule
the case of an individual holder
if it is a holding of that
person's spouse or children under
the age of 18
Shares held by MFS Investment
Management through MFS Investment
Management/MFS Institutional
Advisors Inc/MFS Investment
Management K.K./MFS International
Ltd
5. Number of 6. Percentage of 7. Number of shares 8. Percentage of
shares/amount issued class /amount of stock issued class
of stock disposed
acquired 3.03%
22,038,694
(over a period
of time)
9. Class of securities 10. Date of 11. Date company
transaction informed
Ordinary shares of 10 10/19p
HOLDING ACQUIRED 18 November 2004
OVER A PERIOD OF
TIME. NO
SPECIFIC DATES
OF ACQUISITION
PROVIDED
12. Total holding following this 13. Total percentage holding of issued
notification class following this notification
22,038,694 3.03%
14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number
for queries
Mrs E A Richardson, Secretary
Tel 01753 446363
16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
Elizabeth Richardson, Secretary
Date of notification 18 November 2004
SCHEDULE: MFS
INVESTMENT
MANAGEMENT
(attached to
notification
made 18.11.04
Entity Holding Percentage Held
MFS 15,243,025 2.10%
Investment
Management
(MFS)
MFS 4,526,339 0.62%
Institutional
Advisors,
Inc. (MFSI)
MFS 661,137 0.09%
Investment
Management
K.K. (MIM
K.K.)
MFS 1,608,193 0.22%
International
Ltd. (MIL)
Total 22,038,694 3.03%
Holdings
Shares Held Custodian Nominee Name
19,350 JPMorgan Chase Nominees Limited
181,680 JPMorgan Chase Nominees Limited
146,700 JPMorgan Chase Nominees Limited
175,800 State Street Bank and Trust Portnet & Co.
592,120 State Street Bank and Trust Moonsail & Co.
169,900 JPMorgan Chase Nominees Limited
984,431 Chase Manhattan Jpmcb London
18,188 State Street Bank and Trust Woodcraft & Co.
62,590 State Street Bank and Trust Dockview & Co.
58,310 State Street Bank and Trust Teakettle & Co.
34,894 State Street Bank and Trust Teamplay & Co.
847 State Street Bank and Trust Horizon & Co.
310 State Street Bank and Trust Deepmarker & Co.
239,370 Bank of New York Hare & Co
1,260 State Street Bank and Trust Sede & Co
821,650 State Street Bank and Trust Seaskipper & Co.
56,460 State Street Bank and Trust Compassbird & Co.
829,640 State Street Bank and Trust Snappy & Co.
1,144,900 State Street Bank and Trust Peak & Co.
633,508 State Street Bank and Trust Bigcabin & Co.
69,000 State Street Bank and Trust Inletbay & Co.
3,142,310 State Street Bank and Trust Bark & Co.
181,020 State Street Bank and Trust Beam & Co.
52,398 State Street Bank and Trust Prosperity & Co.
2,123,360 State Street Bank and Trust Iftco
9,915 State Street Bank and Trust Iftco
39,264
8,600 PFPC Phoenix-Mfs Investors
Growth Stock Series
738,500 State Street Bank and Trust Disburse & Co.
66,730 State Street Bank and Trust Inletchart & Co.
244,600 State Street Bank and Trust Watchwater And Company
143,650 State Street Bank and Trust Thresher And Company
68,920 State Street Bank and Trust Awning & Co.
66,800 State Street Bank and Trust Snorkledive & Co.
385,800 State Street Bank and Trust Ulysses + Co
690,420 State Street Bank and Trust Watership & Co
36,490 State Street Bank and Trust Pastel & Co
546,220 State Street Bank and Trust Maritime & Co
34,470 State Street Bank and Trust Warmwater & Co.
345,580 State Street Bank and Trust Stingray & Co.
58,500 State Street Bank and Trust Warmwave & Co.
18,570 State Street Bank and Trust Openhouse & Co.
15,243,025
195,020 State Street Bank and Trust Travelview, Inc.
715,848 State Street Bank and Trust Seine & Co
180,644 Northern Trust Nortrust Nominees Limited
533,550 Northern Trust Nortrust Nominees Limited A
/C Slend
46,630 Northern Trust Nortrust Nominees Limited A
/C Slend
57,870 Bank of New York Bank of New York (Nominees)
Limited
225,720 State Street Bank and Trust Pondwave & Co.
93,810 Northern Trust Nortrust Nominees Limited
85,701 State Street Bank and Trust Seine & Co
78,435 State Street Bank and Trust Seine & Co
78,030 State Street Bank and Trust Seine & Co
364,193 State Street Bank and Trust Seine & Co
5,800 Brown Brothers Harriman Master Trust Bank Of Japan
Ltd
257,900 State Street Bank and Trust Prambrak & Co.
148,428 Chase Manhattan Cudd & Co
37,720 Mellon Bank Cargowater and Co.
316,504 State Street Bank and Trust Frozenchannel & Co
20,200 State Street Bank and Trust State Street Nominees Ltd
38,240 Wells Fargo Securities The Bank Of New York,
Brussels
104,410 Royal Trust Roy Nominees Ltd
49,940 State Street Bank and Trust Sextant & Co.
60,580 State Street Bank and Trust Riverbasin & Co
36,286 Northern Trust Nortrust Nominees Limited A
/C Slend
283,100 Mellon Bank (Uk) Limited A/C Bsdtcad
243,300 Northern Trust Nortrust Nominees Limited A
/C Slend
50,350 Mellon Bank (UK) Limited A/C Bsdtcad
47,790 State Street Bank and Trust Blazerboard & Co
88,900 Royal Trust Roy Nominees Ltd
63,490 Mellon Bank (UK) Limited A/C Bsdtcad
17,950 Mizuho CEDCO
4,526,339
29,837 Brown Brothers Harriman Trust And Custody Services
Bank Ltd
278,410 Chase Manhattan Cudd & Co
236,550 Brown Brothers Harriman Master Trust Bank Of Japan
Ltd
116,340 State Street Bank and Trust Japan Trustee Services
Bank, Ltd
661,137
91,748 Chase Manhattan Cudd & Co
40,670 Northern Trust Nortrust Nominees Limited A
/C Slend
93,200 Northern Trust Nortrust Nominees Limited A
/C Slend
66,270 State Street Bank and Trust Seine & Co
118,170 State Street Bank and Trust Coach & Co.
38,653 State Street Bank and Trust Carpet &Co.
60,000 State Street Bank and Trust Path & Co.
414,110 State Street Bank and Trust Sextant & Co.
102,670 State Street Bank and Trust Grandisland & Co.
159,500 State Street Bank and Trust Seine & Co
328,612 BNP Paribas Harewood Nominees Limited
94,590 Mellon Bank Mac And Co.
1,608,193