Transaction in Own Shares

For immediate release

                          Purchase of own securities                           

On 14 November 2012, Reckitt Benckiser Group plc acquired from HSBC Bank plc,
100,000 of its ordinary shares at an average price of £37.87247 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. 14,520,496 shares held as treasury shares ; and
   
 2. 719,461,102 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares)
   

Contacts:

Liz Richardson          Reckitt Benckiser Group plc           01753 217800

Charles Spencer         HSBC Bank plc                        0207 991 1505