Directorate Change

12 June 2013 Reckitt Benckiser Group plc DIRECTORATE CHANGE It is with regret that Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (RB) today announces theresignation of Graham Mackay as a director, and the Senior IndependentDirector, with immediate effect. As was announced by SABMiller plc in April, Mr Mackay has recently undergonesurgery for a brain tumour and is now receiving further treatment. As a result,Mr Mackay has expressed a wish to reduce his business commitments and hastendered his resignation to the RB Board. Adrian Bellamy, Chairman of RB, commented: "Graham has been a valued member of our Board and our Remuneration Committeesince February 2005 and we thank him for his immense contribution and wisecounsel over the last eight years. We also thank him for acting as our SeniorIndependent Director since November 2006. We fully respect and understand hisdecision to step down from the Board and I, on behalf of the Board and I amsure also on behalf of our shareholders, wish him well as he continues histreatment. Our thoughts are with him and his family." Following Mr Mackay's resignation, with immediate effect the Board hasappointed Andre Lacroix as the new Senior Independent Director. Mr Lacroix, thecurrent CEO of Inchcape plc, has been a director of RB since October 2008 andis a member of the Audit Committee. For further information: Elizabeth Richardson Company Secretary Telephone +44 (0) 1753 217 800 Notes for Editors: Reckitt Benckiser (RB) is a global consumer goods leader in health, hygiene andhome. With a purpose of delivering innovative solutions for healthier lives andhappier homes, RB is in the top 25 of companies listed on the London StockExchange. Today it is the global No 1 or No 2 in the majority of itsfast-growing categories, driven by an exceptional rate of innovation. Itshealth, hygiene and home portfolio is led by 19 global Powerbrands includingNurofen, Strepsils Gaviscon, Mucinex, Durex, Scholl, Lysol, Dettol, Clearasil,Veet, Harpic, Bang, Mortein, Finish, Vanish, Woolite, Calgon, Air Wick, andFrench's. RB has close to half of its revenues coming from it 2 emerging marketAreas and just over half from its developed market Area. RB people and its culture are at the heart of the company's success. They havean intense drive for achievement and a desire to outperform wherever theyfocus, including in sustainability where the company has reduced its carbonfootprint by 20% in 5 years and is now targeting to deliver a 1/3 reduction inwater impact, 1/3 further reduction in carbon and to have 1/3 of its netrevenue coming from more sustainable products by 2020. RB has been recognisedas a sustainability leader in the CDP Global 500 Carbon Performance LeadershipIndex and received a 2013 Sector Mover Sustainability Award in the 10thSustainability Yearbook. It is also the Save the Children charity's largestFMCG global partner. The company has operations in over 60 countries, with headquarters in the UK,Singapore, Dubai and Amsterdam, and sales in almost 200 countries, The companyemploys approximately 36,000 people worldwide.

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