Transaction in Own Shares

For immediate release

                          Purchase of own securities                           

On 14 August 2007, Reckitt Benckiser plc acquired from Credit Suisse Securities
(Europe) Limited 270,000 of its ordinary shares at an average price of 2710.00
pence per ordinary share. These shares will be held as treasury shares.

Following the purchase and non-cancellation of these ordinary shares, the
Company has:

 1. 7,993,731 shares held as treasury shares ; and
   
 2. 714,360,933 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares)
   
Contacts:

Liz Richardson Reckitt Benckiser plc 01753 446363

Sameer Patel Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited 0207 883 5043