Holding(s) in Company

Reckitt Benckiser PLC
28 January 2002


Schedule 10 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares


1   Name of company:

Reckitt Benckiser plc

2   Name of shareholder having a major interest:

Janus Capital Corporation

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 investment adviser to various mutual funds

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them:

Janus Capital Corporation

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:

274,529

8   Percentage of issued class:

0.04%

9   Class of security:

Ordinary Shares

10  Date of transaction:

22 January 2002

11  Date company informed:

28 January 2002

12  Total holding following this notification:

18,748,327

13  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:

2.96%

14  Contact name for queries:

E Richardson

15 Contact telephone number:

01753446363

16  Name of company official responsible for making notification:

E Richardson  Assistant Secretary

17  Date of notification:

28 January 2002





Additional Information:

Janus Capital Corporation reported an interest over 18,748,327 shares or 2.96%
of the issued share capital.
The interest has fallen below the 3% disclosure level.



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