David Tyler

PRESS RELEASE

                                                              17 September 2009

DAVID TYLER - NEW DIRECTORSHIP

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.14, Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (RB.L)
today advises that David Tyler, a non-executive director of Reckitt Benckiser
Group plc, will be joining the Board of J Sainsbury plc with effect from 1 October 2009.

For Further Information
Andraea Dawson-Shepherd

Global Director, Corporate Communication and Affairs
Telephone [phone]

Liz Richardson
Company Secretary
Telephone [phone]

Notes for Editors

Reckitt Benckiser (RB) is a world leader in FMCG home, health and personal
care. It's a FTSE top 25 company and since 2000 net revenues have more than
doubled and the market cap has quadrupled. Today it is the global No 1 or 2 in
the majority of its fast-growing categories, driven by an exceptional rate of
innovation - near 40% of revenue comes from innovations launched in the prior 3
years. It has a strong portfolio led by 17 global powerbrands, such as Finish,
Airwick, Lysol, Dettol, Vanish, Veet, Nurofen, Strepsils and Mucinex, which
account for over two thirds of its net revenue. Reckitt Benckiser people are at
the heart of the company's success. They have an intense drive for progress and
action and a desire to outperform wherever they focus, including CSR where the
Company has one of the most ambitious corporate responsibility programs in the
industry. Headquartered in the United Kingdom, the Company employs 23,000
people worldwide, with operations in 60 countries and sales in over 180
countries.

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