Replacement: Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 6981P

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

09 June 2015

 



RECKITT BENCKISER GROUP PLC

REPLACEMENT RNS:

The purchases announced were the last purchases to be made under the irrevocable programme between RB, on the one hand, and Morgan Stanley, on the other hand, announced on 30 April 2015, as that irrevocable programme has been completed in accordance with its terms.

All other details remain unchanged.

The correct version of the announcement is below:

TRANSACTION IN OWN SECURITIES

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc ("RB") announces today that it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 10p each on the London Stock Exchange from Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC ("Morgan Stanley"). Such purchase was effected pursuant to irrevocable instructions issued by RB on 30 April 2015, as announced on 30 April 2015:

Ordinary Shares

Date of purchase:	9 June 2015
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	218,280
Price per share:	£56.7550

RB intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.

Following the above transaction, RB holds 23,463,757 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 713,071,422 shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

These purchases are the last purchases to be made under the irrevocable programme between RB, on the one hand, and Morgan Stanley, on the other hand, announced on 30 April 2015, as that irrevocable programme has been completed in accordance with its terms.

Contact:

William R Mordan

Company Secretary

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc

01753 217800

This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or any solicitation of an offer for securities in any jurisdiction.

 

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