Director Declaration

24 February 2010

Director Declaration

Cobham plc announces that Warren Tucker, Chief Financial Officer, has been appointed as a non-executive director of Reckitt Benckiser plc with effect from 24 February 2010.

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ENQUIRIES

Julian Hellebrand, Chief of Staff +44(0)1202 857651

Julian Wais, Director of Investor Relations +44(0)1202 857998

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About Cobham

Cobham's products and services have been at the heart of sophisticated military and civil systems for 75 years, keeping people safe, improving communications, and enhancing the capability of land, sea, air and space platforms. The Company has four divisions employing more than 12,000 people on five continents, with customers and partners in over 100 countries and annual revenue of more than £1.4bn / $2.1 billion.

About Reckitt Benckiser

Reckitt Benckiser is a world leader in household, health and personal care. It is a FTSE top 25 company and since 2000 net revenues have doubled and the market cap has quadrupled.

Today it is the global No 1 or No 2 in the majority of its fast-growing categories, driven by an exceptional rate of innovation - near 40% of revenue comes from innovations launched in the prior 3 years. It has a strong portfolio led by 17 global Powerbrands which are: Finish, Lysol, Dettol, Vanish, Woolite, Calgon, Airwick, Harpic, Bang, Mortein, Veet, Nurofen, Clearasil, Strepsils Gaviscon, Mucinex and French's, and they account for over two thirds of its net revenue.

Headquartered in the United Kingdom, the company employs 23,000 people worldwide, with operations in 60 countries and sales in over180 countries.