12th Jan 2006 07:00
12th January 2006 ANTICIPATED COMPLETION OF ACQUISITION OF BOOTS HEALTHCARE INTERNATIONAL Reckitt Benckiser plc (RB.L) today announced that the proposed acquisition ofBoots Healthcare International (BHI) is anticipated to complete at the end ofJanuary 2006.The EU competition authority gave unconditional clearance to the proposedacquisition last week (announced on Friday 6th January). This follows similarclearances in the USA and Australia amongst other jurisdictions.For Further Information Reckitt Benckiser plc Tel +44 (0) 1753 217 800Tom Corran, SVP Investor Relations & Corporate Communications (all calls)Fiona Fong Head of Corporate Communications (press calls)Mark Wilson Corporate Controller & Investor Relations Manager (investor calls)Tim Spratt Financial Dynamics telephone +44 (0) 207 831 3113Notes for EditorsReckitt Benckiser is the world leader in household cleaning, excluding laundry,and has a major presence in health and personal care. The Company is trulyglobal, with over 60 operating companies and over 40 manufacturing facilitiesworldwide and has sales in 180 countries. The Company employs 20,000 peoplearound the world. Amongst the Company's leading brands in household are Lysol,the world leader in disinfecting cleaning, Calgonit & Finish & Electrasol, theworld leaders in automatic dishwashing, Woolite, world leader in fine fabrics,Vanish & Spray'nWash, world leaders in fabric treatment, Airwick and Mortein,both No.2 brands in air care and pest control respectively. In Health &Personal Care (15% of net revenues), leading brand positions include Veet, theworld number one depilatory and Dettol the world's leading antiseptic, Gavisconthe No.1 gastro intestinal remedy in UK and Lemsip the UK no.1. in cold/fluremedies.Reckitt Benckiser is headquartered in Slough just outside London and is listedon the London stock exchange. With a market capitalization of c.‚£12.5bn itranks among the top 30 UK listed companies. Reckitt Benckiser had net revenuesof ‚£3.87bn, operating profit of ‚£770m, and net income of ‚£586m in 2004.ENDRECKITT BENCKISER PLCRelated Shares:
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