Reckitt Benckiser Regulatory News (RB.)

For filings with the FSA include the
annex

For filings with issuer exclude the
annex
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying Reckitt Benckiser Group plc issuer of existing shares to which voting

rights are attached: ii

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which

may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please
specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to JAB Holdings B.V.
the notification obligation: iii

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if
different from 3.):iv

5. Date of the transaction and date 15 May 2012
on which the threshold is crossed or
reached: v

6. Date on which issuer notified: 15 May 2012

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed Holding decreased through the following or reached: vi, vii

thresholds: 15%, 14%, 13%, 12% and 11%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after
of to the triggering the triggering
shares transaction transaction


if possible Number Number Number Number of % of voting
using of of of shares voting rights x
the ISIN Shares Voting rights
CODE Rights


Direct Direct xi Indirect Direct Indirect
xii

Ord GBP 0.10 112,659,342 112,659,342 76,659,342 76,659,342 10.6%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument date xiii Conversion Period rights that may be rights
xiv acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/
converted.

n/a

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
financial price date xvii Conversion rights instrument rights xix, xx
instrument period refers to
xviii

Nominal Delta

n/a
Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights

76,659,342 10.6%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

n/a
Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder: n/a

11. Number of voting rights proxy n/a
holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will n/a
cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information: Notification made using the total
voting rights figure of 726,234,060 (as
announced by Reckitt Benckiser Group
plc on 14 May 2012)

14. Contact name: Dr. Elke Demuth

15. Contact telephone number: +43 1 3075666
Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in sharesxxii

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name
(including legal form of legal
entities)

Contact address
(registered office for legal entities)

Phone number & email

Other useful information
(at least legal representative for
legal persons)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

Contact address

Phone number & email

Other useful information(e.g.
functional relationship with the person
or legal entity subject to the
notification obligation)
C: Additional information

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.