Result of AGM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

3 May 2012

            RESULT OF VOTING AT THE 2012 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF             

                          RECKITT BENCKISER GROUP PLC                          

The Annual General Meeting of Reckitt Benckiser Group plc was held earlier
today. All resolutions were passed by poll. The results are set out below.

                               STATEMENT OF POLL                               

         RESOLUTION               FOR         %     AGAINST     %      VOTES   
                                                                      WITHHELD 
                                                                               
1. To receive the 2011 report  549,479,768  100.00      5,144   0.00  1,123,844
and financial statements.                                                      
                                                                               
2. To approve the Directors'   462,786,464   84.32 86,089,952  15.68  1,729,764
remuneration report.                                                           
                                                                               
3. To declare a final          550,459,444  100.00      3,831   0.00    145,411
dividend.                                                                      
                                                                               
4. To re-elect Adrian          528,293,115   96.00 22,036,837   4.00    279,119
Bellamy.                                                                       
                                                                               
5. To re-elect Peter Harf.     503,184,301   91.92 44,239,717   8.08  3,184,886
                                                                               
6. To re-elect Richard         529,249,896   96.15 21,198,635   3.85    160,540
Cousins.                                                                       
                                                                               
7. To re-elect Liz Doherty.    545,810,815   99.16  4,627,366   0.84    170,889
                                                                               
8. To re-elect Ken Hydon.      545,649,295   99.13  4,798,844   0.87    160,932
                                                                               
9. To re-elect Andre Lacroix.  546,887,991   99.36  3,550,289   0.64    169,791
                                                                               
10. To re-elect Graham         529,375,823   96.17 21,072,062   3.83    161,185
Mackay.                                                                        
                                                                               
11. To re-elect Judy           517,392,310   94.95 27,511,979   5.05  5,704,582
Sprieser.                                                                      
                                                                               
12. To re-elect Warren         548,634,761   99.67  1,809,768   0.33    164,242
Tucker.                                                                        
                                                                               
13. To elect Rakesh Kapoor.    536,349,777   97.44 14,094,445   2.56    161,381
                                                                               
14. To re-appoint              535,947,350   97.74 12,420,325   2.26  2,241,394
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as                                                  
auditors.                                                                      
                                                                               
15. To authorise the           539,531,845   98.02 10,907,987   1.98    158,866
Directors to determine the                                                     
auditors' remuneration.                                                        
                                                                               
16. To authorise the Company   534,545,858   97.17 15,568,817   2.83    517,541
to make political donations.                                                   
                                                                               
17. To renew the Directors'    516,342,756   94.18 31,916,516   5.82  2,347,042
authority to allot shares.                                                     
                                                                               
18. To renew the Directors'    547,852,870   99.88    671,029   0.12  2,081,263
power to disapply pre-emption                                                  
rights. (Special Resolution)                                                   
                                                                               
19. To renew the Company's     546,160,835   99.60  2,200,771   0.40  2,245,219
authority to purchase its own                                                  
shares. (Special Resolution)                                                   
                                                                               
20. To amend the annual limit  546,695,200   99.37  3,479,022   0.63    432,284
of Directors' fees.                                                            
                                                                               
21. To approve the calling of  496,046,685   90.12 54,383,712   9.88    178,672
General Meetings on 14 clear                                                   
days' notice. (Special                                                         
Resolution)                                                                    

Contact details: Elizabeth Richardson

Company Secretary

01753 217800