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                BARCLAYS PLC                           

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                                             
   the case of an individual holder                                            
   if it is a holding of that                                                  
   person's spouse or children under                                           
   the age of 18                                                               
                                                                               
   IN RESPECT OF HOLDER IN (1) ABOVE    SOME 80 DIFFERENT REGISTERED HOLDERS.  
   THROUGH THE LEGAL ENTITIES LISTED    FULL DETAILS AVAILABLE FROM THE        
   BELOW:                               SECRETARY UPON REQUEST                 
                                                                               
   Barclays Global Investors Japan                                             
   Ltd (259,749)                                                               
                                                                               
   Gerrard Ltd (129,652)                                                       
                                                                               
   Barclays Private Bank and Trust                                             
   Ltd (1,573)                                                                 
                                                                               
   Barclays Global Investors Ltd                                               
   (13,010,943)                                                                
                                                                               
   Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd                                              
   (1,000,683)                                                                 
                                                                               
   Barclays Private Bank and Trust                                             
   Ltd (25,735)                                                                
                                                                               
   Barclays Global Investors, N.A.                                             
   (8,223,041)                                                                 
                                                                               
   Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd                                             
   (152,599)                                                                   
                                                                               
   Barclays Capital Securities Ltd                                             
   (6,852,212)                                                                 
                                                                               
   Barclays Global Investors Japan                                             
   Trust & Banking (638,397)                                                   
                                                                               
   Barlays Global Investors                                                    
   Australia Ltd (264,208)                                                     
                                                                               
   Barclays Global Fund Advisors                                               
   (1,272,664)                                                                 
                                                                               
   Barclays Private Bank Ltd                                                   
   (67,396)                                                                    
                                                                               
   Group Holding 31,898,852                                                    

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                                                                   
                                                                              
   31,898,852        4.4%                                                     

9. Class of security                10. Date of          11. Date company      
                                        transaction          informed          
                                                                               
   ORDINARY SHARES of 10 10/19p         OVER A PERIOD OF     9.3.05            
                                        TIME NOT                               
                                        DISCLOSED                              

12. Total holding following this     13. Total percentage holding of issued    
    notification                         class following this notification     
                                                                               
    31,898,852                           4.4%                                  

14. Any additional information       15. Name of contact and telephone number  
                                         for queries                           
                                                                               
                                         MRS E A RICHARDSON, COMPANY SECRETARY 
                                                                               
                                         01753 446363                          

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making   
    this notification                                                          
                                                                               
    ELIZABETH RICHARDSON, COMPANY SECRETARY                                    
                                                                               
Date of notification 9.3.2005