Holding in Company

Reckitt Benckiser PLC
31 May 2001


Schedule 10 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares

1   Name of company:
Reckitt Benckiser plc

2   Name of shareholder having a major interest:
Brandes Investment Partners L.P.
San Diego, California. USA.

3   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that
person's spouse or children under the age of 18:
As in 2 above

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them:
Shares held in approximately 260 custodian banks.

5   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
n/a

6   Percentage of issued class:
n/a

7   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
23,969,689

8   Percentage of issued class:
3.79%

9   Class of security:
Ordinary Shares

10  Date of transaction:
21 May 2001

11  Date company informed:
31 May 2001

12  Total holding following this notification:
1,497,354

13  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
0.24%

14  Contact name for queries:
P J Wilson  

15 Contact telephone number:
01753 446678

16  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
P J Wilson  Assistant Secretary

17  Date of notification:
31 May 2001


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