Result of AGM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

6 May 2010

              RESULT OF VOTING AT 2010 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF               

                          RECKITT BENCKISER GROUP PLC                          

The Annual General Meeting of Reckitt Benckiser Group plc was held earlier
today. All resolutions were passed by poll. The results are set out below.

                               STATEMENT OF POLL                               

      RESOLUTION           FOR         %       AGAINST       %        VOTES    
                                                                     WITHHELD  
                                                                               
1. To adopt the 2009   533,877,717     99.91     486,373      0.09      830,865
report and financial                                                           
statements.                                                                    
                                                                               
2. To approve the      445,293,756     83.95  85,163,078     16.05    4,737,645
Directors'                                                                     
remuneration report.                                                           
                                                                               
3. To declare a final  534,905,530    100.00         968      0.00      286,676
dividend.                                                                      
                                                                               
4. To re-elect Adrian  420,717,804     91.09  41,128,355      8.91   73,411,253
Bellamy (Member of the                                                         
Remuneration Committee).                                                       
                                                                               
5. To re-elect Peter   421,177,110     91.24  40,446,121      8.76   73,512,132
Harf.                                                                          
                                                                               
6. To re-elect Colin   520,285,690     98.70   6,837,050      1.30    8,074,920
Day.                                                                           
                                                                               
7. To re-elect Kenneth 533,199,689     99.64   1,906,621      0.36       91,350
Hydon (Member of the                                                           
Audit Committee).                                                              
                                                                               
8. To re-elect Judith  509,809,597     95.45  24,292,532      4.55    1,095,531
Sprieser (Member of                                                            
the Remuneration                                                               
Committee).                                                                    
                                                                               
9. To elect Richard    505,411,494     99.50   2,563,818      0.50      115,748
Cousins (Member of the                                                         
Remuneration                                                                   
Committee).                                                                    
                                                                               
10. To elect Warren    534,312,865     99.85     795,932      0.15       88,863
Tucker (Member of the                                                          
Audit Committee).                                                              
                                                                               
11. To re-appoint      528,971,712     99.68   1,697,773      0.32    4,528,175
PricewaterhouseCoopers                                                         
LLP as auditors.                                                               
                                                                               
12. To authorise the   532,604,780     99.56   2,363,198      0.44      229,682
Directors to determine                                                         
the auditors'                                                                  
remuneration.                                                                  
                                                                               
13. To renew authority 480,904,456     92.50  38,988,726      7.50   15,303,615
to allot shares.                                                               
                                                                               
14. To renew power to  524,027,781     98.08  10,255,063      1.92      914,658
disapply pre-emption                                                           
rights. (Special                                                               
Resolution).                                                                   
                                                                               
15. To renew authority 533,663,198     99.72   1,496,015      0.28       38,447
to purchase own                                                                
shares. (Special                                                               
Resolution).                                                                   
                                                                               
16. To approve calling 493,734,231     92.61  39,417,972      7.39    2,043,726
of General Meetings on                                                         
14 days' clear notice.                                                         
(Special Resolution).                                                          
                                                                               
17. To amend the       529,823,815     99.78   1,169,143      0.22    4,202,859
Company's Articles of                                                          
Association (Special                                                           
Resolution.                                                                    

Contact details: Elizabeth Richardson

Company Secretary

01753 217800