26th Oct 2007 13:14
TR-1: notification of major interests in shares
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying Reckitt Benckiser Group plc issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
2. Reason for notification (yes/no)An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):______________
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Legal & General Group Plcnotification obligation: (L&G)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different Legal & General Assurance from 3.):
(Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)5. Date of the transaction (and date on which 17 October 2007the threshold is crossed or reached ifdifferent):6. Date on which issuer notified: 24 October 2007
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: From 3% - 4% (L&G)
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering of shares the Triggering transaction
transactionifpossibleusing theISIN CODE
Number of Number of Number of Number of voting % of voting rights Shares Voting shares rights Rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct IndirectOrd GBP 24,500,964 24,500,964 29,354,658 29,354,658 4.110.10
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transactionType of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of votingfinancial date Conversion Period/ rights that may be rightsinstrument Date acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 29,354,658 4.11
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct andIndirect) (Group)Legal & General Investment Management(Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct andIndirect)Legal & General Investment ManagementLimited (Indirect) (LGIM)
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (29,354,658 -
4.11% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
Legal & General Investment Legal & General Insurance Management (Holdings) Limited Holdings Limited (Direct) (Direct) (LGIMHD) (25,438,085 - (LGIH) 3.56 % = PMC)
Legal & General Assurance Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited Society Limited (LGAS & (PMC) (25,438,085 - 3.56 % = LGPL) PMC)
Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) Proxy Voting:10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will N/A
cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold N/A voting rights:
13. Additional information: Notification using the total voting rights
figure of 713,519,285 Please note this notification has been delayed due to the large number of disclosures required following a substantial amount of new business which has come to us in the form of an in-specie transfer.14. Contact name: Helen Lewis (LGIM)15. Contact telephone number: 020 3124 3851
RECKITT BENCKISER GROUP PLCRelated Shares:
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