Transaction in Own Shares

For immediate release

                          Purchase of own securities                           

On 9 November 2012, Reckitt Benckiser Group plc acquired from HSBC Bank plc,
100,000 of its ordinary shares at an average price of £37.6665 per ordinary
share. These shares will be held as treasury shares.

Following the purchase and non-cancellation of these ordinary shares, the
Company has:

 1. 14,420,496 shares held as treasury shares ; and
   
 2. 719,659,914 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares)
   
Contacts:

Liz Richardson Reckitt Benckiser Group plc 01753 217800

Charles Spencer HSBC Bank plc 0207 991 1505