Release of Treasury shares

Transfer of Treasury Shares

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc ("the Company") announces that, on 16 September
2008, the following ordinary shares (132,000) have been transferred from
treasury shares for the purpose of satisfying exercises under the Reckitt
Benckiser Group Share Schemes/Plans:

Executive Share Option Scheme:

10,000 Ordinary shares at £7.04 per share

2,500 Ordinary shares at £8.819p per share

42,500 Ordinary shares at £9.504 per share

6,000 Ordinary shares at £11.186 per share

35,000 Ordinary shares at £12.76 per share

36,000 Ordinary shares at £15.47 per share

Following the above transfer of treasury shares, the Company holds 12,124,563
Ordinary shares in treasury.

The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury
shares) is 710,243,949.