Director Shareholding

Reckitt Benckiser PLC
18 December 2001



Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
Reckitt Benckiser plc

2   Name of director:
Mr L J H Becht

3   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of     
holding of the director named in 2 above or holding of that person's spouse or
children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non- beneficial interest:


4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of 
shares held by each of them (if notified):


5   Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with  
the director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s):


6   Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please  
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary:


7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:


8   Percentage of issued class:


9   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:


10  Percentage of issued class:


11  Class of security:
Ordinary shares

12  Price per share:
n/a

13  Date of transaction:
17 December 2001

14  Date company informed:
17 December 2001

15  Total holding following this notification:


16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:


If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the
following fields:

17  Date of grant:
17 December 2001                                

18  Period during which or date on which exercisable:
 May 2005 to December 2011.

19  Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option:
n/a

20  Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number:

2002 Grant. Ordinary shares.  Options 1,000,000 shares. Restricted 400,000
shares.

21  Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise:
  2002 grant 950.4p.

22  Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following
this notification:
2,482,777 Reckitt Benckiser Ords and 452,000 Benckiser NV 'B' Shares

23  Contact name for queries:
P J Wilson

24  Contact telephone number:
01753 446678

25  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
P J Wilson  Assistant Secretary





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