Result of AGM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

5 May 2011

            RESULT OF VOTING AT THE 2011 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 receive the 2010 report  533,817,522  99.51  2,619,154   0.49     789,310
and financial statements.                                                      
                                                                               
2. To approve the Directors'   355,243,561  81.63 79,954,841  18.37 100,122,862
remuneration report.                                                           
                                                                               
3. To declare a final          537,198,584 100.00      2,791   0.00      23,399
dividend.                                                                      
                                                                               
4. To re-elect Adrian          496,017,146  92.39 40,843,356   7.61     416,914
Bellamy.                                                                       
                                                                               
5. To re-elect Peter Harf.     379,873,678  90.41 40,289,229   9.59 115,445,703
                                                                               
6. To re-elect Bart Becht.     510,658,388  95.06 26,524,470   4.94      43,206
                                                                               
7. To re-elect Graham Mackay.  504,182,647  93.86 33,001,697   6.14      42,381
                                                                               
8. To elect Liz Doherty.       530,291,028  98.72  6,875,355   1.28      55,768
                                                                               
9. To re-appoint               527,753,692  99.01  5,251,184   0.99   4,220,876
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as                                                  
auditors.                                                                      
                                                                               
10. To authorise the           535,545,296  99.70  1,627,053   0.30      50,820
Directors to determine the                                                     
auditors' remuneration.                                                        
                                                                               
11. To renew the Directors'    474,078,552  89.40 56,222,637  10.60   6,921,501
authority to allot shares.                                                     
                                                                               
12. To renew the Directors'    535,352,765  99.67  1,789,944   0.33      59,740
power to disapply pre-emption                                                  
rights. (Special Resolution)                                                   
                                                                               
13. To renew the Company's     530,806,725  99.57  2,286,067   0.43   4,133,473
authority to purchase its own                                                  
shares. (Special Resolution)                                                   
                                                                               
14. To approve the calling of  490,715,157  91.35 46,440,572   8.65      70,596
General Meetings on 14 clear                                                   
days' notice. (Special                                                         
Resolution).                                                                   
                                                                               
15. To approve changes to the  531,871,394  99.37  3,347,779   0.63   2,004,633
rules of the Company's Share                                                   
Plans.                                                                         

Contact details: Elizabeth Richardson

Company Secretary

01753 217800