Publication of Offering Memorandum

RNS Number : 2323O

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

17 September 2013

 



17 September 2013

RECKITT BENCKISER

Publication of Offering Memorandum

The offering memorandum in relation to the issue by Reckitt Benckiser Treasury Services plc ("RBTS") of US$1 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes in two tranches, consisting of US$500 million senior notes due 2018 (the "2018 Notes") and US$500 million senior notes due 2023 (the "2023 Notes" and, together with the 2018 Notes, the "Notes"), both fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Reckitt Benckiser Group plc ("RB") (LSE: RB.), has been approved by the UK Listing Authority and is available for viewing.

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A copy of the offering memorandum has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do.  

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This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes or any other security and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in the United States or in any jurisdiction in which, or to any persons to whom, such offering, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

The Notes and the related guarantees have not been, and will not be, registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and may not be offered or sold within the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Accordingly, the Notes and the related guarantees are being offered and sold in the United States only to qualified institutional buyers in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act and to certain persons in offshore transactions in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act.

This announcement is for distribution only to, and is only directed at (i) persons who have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the "Financial Promotion Order"), (ii) ) high net worth entities and other persons to whom it may otherwise lawfully be communicated falling within Article 49(1) of the Financial Promotion Order or (iii) persons to whom it may otherwise lawfully be communicated (all such persons together being referred to as "relevant persons").  This announcement is directed only at relevant persons and must not be acted on or relied on by anyone who is not a relevant person. Any investment or investment activity to which this announcement relates is available only to relevant persons and will be engaged in only with relevant persons.

This announcement has been prepared on the basis that any offer of Notes in any Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a "Relevant Member State") will be made pursuant to an exemption under the Prospectus Directive from the requirement to publish a prospectus for offers of Notes.  Accordingly any person making or intending to make an offer in that Relevant Member State of Notes which are the subject of the offering may only do so in circumstances in which no obligation arises for RBTS to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive in relation to such offer. RBTS has not authorised, and does not authorise, the making of any offer of Notes in circumstances in which an obligation arises for it to publish a prospectus for such offer.  The expression "Prospectus Directive" means Directive 2003/71/EC (and amendments thereto, including the 2010 PD Amending Directive, to the extent implemented in the Relevant Member State), and includes any relevant implementing measure in the Relevant Member State and the expression "2010 PD Amending Directive" means Directive 2010/73/EU.

Contacts:

Investor & Analyst Contacts:

Reckitt Benckiser (RB)

Richard Joyce

Director, Investor Relations

[phone]

Media Contacts:

Reckitt Benckiser (RB)

Andraea Dawson-Shepherd

SVP, Global Corporate Communication & Affairs

[phone]

Brunswick (Financial PR)

David Litterick / Max McGahan

 [phone]

 

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