Scheme of Arrangement

23 October 2007

                            New Corporate Structure                            

           Scheme of Arrangement and listing of new holding company            

Reckitt Benckiser plc (the "Company") and Reckitt Benckiser Group plc are
pleased to announce that the Scheme has become effective and that Reckitt
Benckiser Group plc is now the holding company of the Reckitt Benckiser Group.

Under the Scheme, Reckitt Benckiser Ordinary Shareholders received one Reckitt
Benckiser Group Ordinary Share for each Reckitt Benckiser Ordinary Share held
at the Scheme Record Time.

The Company also announces that the reductions of capital involved in respect
of the cancellation of the Company's preference shares, share premium account
and capital redemption reserve have become effective.

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc announces that its issued ordinary share capital
has been admitted to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to
trading on the main market for listed securities of the London Stock Exchange
plc. Unconditional dealings in the ordinary shares of Reckitt Benckiser Group
plc commenced today at 8.00 a.m.

The listing of the Company's ordinary shares and preference shares was
cancelled at 8.00 a.m. today.

Capitalised terms in this announcement have the same meaning in the Prospectus
published by Reckitt Benckiser Group plc on 11 September 2007.

For Further Information

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc [phone]

Tom Corran SVP Investor Relations & Corporate Communications All Queries

Mark Wilson Corporate Controller & Investor Relations Manager Investor Queries

Fiona Fong Head of Corporate Communications Press Queries

Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited [phone]

Piers de Montfort / Chris Byrne Investor Queries

Brunswick PR Agency [phone]

Susan Gilchrist / Catherine Hicks Press Queries

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