4th Dec 2014 17:45
RECKITT BENCKISER GROUP PLC
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 24 October 2014, as announced on 24 October 2014:
Ordinary Shares
Date of purchase: | 4 December 2014 |
Number of ordinary shares purchased: | 35,093 |
Price per share: | £51.855 |
RB intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.
Following the above transaction, RB holds 18,005,065 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 718,530,114 shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).
These purchases are the last purchases to be made pursuant to both the irrevocable instructions between RB and Morgan Stanley announced on 24 October 2014 and the buyback programme announced by RB on 30 May 2014.
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