3 Feb 2015 17:51

RECKITT BENCKISER GROUP PLC
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TRANSACTION IN OWN SECURITIES
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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 12 December 2014, as announced on 12 December 2014:
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Ordinary Shares
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Date of purchase: | 3 February 2015 |
Number of ordinary shares purchased: | 42,681 Â |
Price per share: | £56.0153  |
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RB intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.
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Following the above transaction, RB holds 18,909,926Â of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 717,625,253 shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).
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Contact:
William R Mordan
Company Secretary
Reckitt Benckiser Group plc
01753 217800
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This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or any solicitation of an offer for securities in any jurisdiction.