Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 7938M

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

11 May 2015

 



11 May 2015

RECKITT BENCKISER GROUP PLC

 DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDINGS

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (the "Company" or "RB") announces the following changes in the interests of Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR") in ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the share capital of the Company ("Shares").

Vesting and Release of Restricted Share Awards

Following the assessment of the Compound Average Annual Growth in EPS performance condition over the three year period ended 31 December 2014 and confirmation of vesting of 40% at the Company's Annual General Meeting held on 7 May 2015, the following awards made on 5 December 2011 under the Reckitt Benckiser Group 2007 Long- Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) vested and Shares were released on 8 May 2015:

Name	Director/PDMR	Number of Shares
Rakesh Kapoor	Director	82,258
Rob de Groot	PDMR	24,678
Amedeo Fasano	PDMR	18,508
Frederic Larmuseau	PDMR	8,021
Deborah Yates	PDMR	412

The Shares noted below were sold on 8 May 2015 at £57.2019 per share in order to realise sufficient funds to settle resultant tax and social security liabilities arising from such issue:

Name	Number of Shares sold
Rakesh Kapoor	38,730
Rob de Groot	9,773
Amedeo Fasano	8,715
Frederic Larmuseau	1,366
Deborah Yates	186

Following the transactions detailed above, total holdings for the Director and PDMRs noted above are as shown below:

Name	Number of Shares	Percentage of Issued Share Capital (excl Treasury Shares
Rakesh Kapoor	469,562	0.065%
Rob de Groot	282,069	0.039%
Amedeo Fasano	187,626	0.026%
Frederic Larmuseau	77,262	0.010%
Deborah Yates	239	0.000%

For further Information:

William R Mordan

Company Secretary
Telephone                     [phone]

 

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