Holding in Company

Reckitt Benckiser PLC
24 October 2000



Schedule 10 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares

1   Name of company:
Reckitt Benckiser plc

2   Name of shareholder having a major interest:
The Capital Group Companies Inc

3   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that
person's spouse or children under the age of 18:
As in 2 above

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them:
n/a

5   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
n/a

6   Percentage of issued class:
n/a

7   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
n/a

8   Percentage of issued class:
n/a

9   Class of security:
Ordinary Shares

10  Date of transaction:
20 October 2000

11  Date company informed:
24 October 2000

12  Total holding following this notification:
n/a

13  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
n/a

14  Contact name for queries:
P J Wilson

15 Contact telephone number:
01753 746678

16  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
P J Wilson  Assistant Secretary

17  Date of notification:
24 October 2000


Additional Information:
24 October 2000.

The Capital Group reported an interest over 18,379,989 shares or 2.92% of the
issued share capital.
The interest has therefore fallen below the 3% disclosure level.