19th Aug 2015 14:11
RECKITT BENCKISER GROUP PLC
REPLACEMENT RNS:
The correct number of shares in treasury was 25,224,700 and shares in issue was 711,310,479 (excluding treasury shares).
All other details remain unchanged.
The correct version of the announcement is below:
TRANSACTION IN OWN SECURITIES
Reckitt Benckiser Group plc ("RB") announces today that it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 10p each on the London Stock Exchange from Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC ("Morgan Stanley"). Such purchase was effected pursuant to irrevocable instructions issued by RB on 30 June 2015, as announced on 30 June 2015:
Ordinary Shares
Date of purchase: | 18 August 2015 |
Number of ordinary shares purchased: | 106,670 |
Price per share: | £59.7376 |
RB intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.
Following the above transaction, RB holds 25,224,700 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 711,310,479 shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).
Contact:
William R Mordan
Company Secretary
Reckitt Benckiser Group plc
01753 217800
This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or any solicitation of an offer for securities in any jurisdiction.
Related Shares:
RB..L