Director Shareholding

Reckitt Benckiser PLC
14 January 2002



On 14 January 2002 the Trustees of the Reckitt & Colman Qualifying Employee
Share Ownership Trust established under a Trust Deed dated 24 September 1998
and operated through the company  Reckitt & Colman QUEST Trustee Limited
transferred 22,452 Ordinary shares to participants in the Reckitt Benckiser
Savings-Related Share Option Scheme.

All Directors of plc who are members of the Scheme are deemed to be interested
in the shares held in the QUEST by virtue of being potential beneficiaries and
disclose such interest in the shares of the Company.

The director is:-  Mr L.J.H. Becht.  Mr C.R. Day.

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