Result of AGM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

7 May 2009

              RESULT OF VOTING AT 2009 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 2008   523,472,144     99.85     793,020      0.15    2,130,349
report and financial                                                           
statements.                                                                    
                                                                               
2. To approve the      440,455,438     90.07  48,553,536      9.93   37,386,039
Directors'                                                                     
remuneration report.                                                           
                                                                               
3. To declare a final  526,312,393    100.00       3,015      0.00       79,974
dividend.                                                                      
                                                                               
4. To re-elect Adrian  390,629,343     92.21  33,000,380      7.79  102,827,269
Bellamy. (Member of                                                            
the Remuneration                                                               
Committee).                                                                    
                                                                               
5. To re-elect Peter   386,560,452     89.63  44,745,568     10.37   95,027,811
Harf.                                                                          
                                                                               
6. To elect André      513,432,888     98.35   8,616,591      1.65    4,345,795
Lacroix.                                                                       
                                                                               
7. To re-appoint       514,243,986     99.03   5,032,302      0.97    7,118,986
PricewaterhouseCoopers                                                         
LLP as auditors.                                                               
                                                                               
8. To authorise the    519,355,016     99.28   3,750,901      0.72    3,289,520
Directors to determine                                                         
the auditors'                                                                  
remuneration.                                                                  
                                                                               
9. To renew authority  518,157,855     98.67   6,985,609      1.33    1,036,342
to allot shares.                                                               
                                                                               
10. To renew power to  515,294,953     98.03  10,350,942      1.97      749,487
disapply pre-emption                                                           
rights. (Special                                                               
Resolution)                                                                    
                                                                               
11. To renew authority 524,136,025     99.64   1,900,112      0.36      345,014
to purchase own                                                                
shares. (Special                                                               
Resolution)                                                                    
                                                                               
12. To approve calling 499,486,418     95.18  25,272,305      4.82    1,636,726
of General Meetings on                                                         
14 days' clear notice.                                                         
(Special Resolution)                                                           

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Company Secretary

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