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SCHEDULE 11 NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONSAll relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.1. Name of company 2. Name of director RECKITT BENCKISER PLC L J H BECHT 3. Please state whether notification 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, indicates that it is in respect if more than one holder, the number of of holding of the shareholder shares held by each of them (if named in 2 above or in respect of notified) a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder BART BECHT if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of an non-beneficial interest DIRECTOR'S BENEFICIAL INTEREST 5. Please state whether notification 6. Please state the nature of the relates to a person(s) connected transaction. For PEP transactions with the director named in 2 please indicate whether general/single above and identify the connected co PEP and if discretionary/non person(s) discretionary /non discretionary N/A EXERCISE & SALE OF RESTRICTED SHARES GRANTED 18.12.2000 7. Number of 8. Percentage of 9. Number of shares 10. Percentage of shares/amount issued class /amount of stock issued class of stock disposed acquired 0.02% 0.02% 200,000 200,000 11. Class of 12. Price per 13. Date of 14. Date company security share transaction informed ORDINARY Acquisition 18 May 2005 18 MAY 2005 cost = nil Shares sold @ ‚£17.15 15. Total holding following this 16. Total percentage holding of issued notification class following this notification 1,196,731 0.16% If a director has been granted options by the company please complete thefollowing boxes.17. Date of grant 18. Period during which or date on which exercisable 19. Total amount paid (if any) for 20. Description of shares or debentures grant of the option involved: class, number 21. Exercise price (if fixed at time 22. Total number of shares or debentures of grant) or indication that over which options held following this price is to be fixed at time of notification exercise 23. Any additional information 24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries E A RICHARDSON - 01753 446363 25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification E A Richardson, Company SEcretary, RECKITT BENCKISER PLC Date of notification 18 MAY 2005 Additional information on share transaction by Bart BechtFollowing this transaction Bart Becht retains 1,196,731 shares in ReckittBenckiser - created in 1999 when Benckiser merged with Reckitt & Colman - andretains options over a further 6.68m shares. It is his intention to continue toincrease his holding in the Company over time, reflecting the strongshareholding culture within Reckitt Benckiser.The Reckitt Benckiser remuneration system requires senior executives to holdminimum shareholdings in the Company, representing a meaningful portion oftheir personal wealth. The senior management all hold significant levels ofshares, thereby aligning their interests closely with those of all othershareholders. For the Chief Executive Officer this level is a minimum of400,000 shares. For other Executive Vice Presidents, the minimum level is200,000 shares. For Senior Vice Presidents, the minimum level is 50,000-75,000shares.ENDRECKITT BENCKISER PLCRelated Shares:
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