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RNS Number : 8526L

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

04 May 2020

4 May 2020

RECKITT BENCKISER GROUP PLC

DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDINGS

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (the "Company" or "RB") announces the following change in the interests of a PDMR in ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the share capital of the Company ("Shares").

The Company was notified on 4 May 2020 that Aditya Sehgal, Chief Operating Officer, Health and a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility, exercised a total of 30,395 share options. 2,633 share options granted on 5 December 2011 were exercised at an option price of GBP31.20 per share and 27,762 share options granted on 11 December 2013 were exercised at an option price of GBP46.51 per share. Mr Sehgal disposed of the resulting Shares at a price of GBP66.8979 and GBP66.3822 per share respectively.

Following these transactions, the beneficial holdings of Mr Sehgal is 73,314 Shares in the Company, representing 0.0103% of the total voting rights of the Company.

The following notification is made in accordance with DTR 3.1.2-A, incorporating article 19(1) of the Market Abuse Regulation.

 
 NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS 
  DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY 
                      ASSOCIATED WITH THEM 
 
 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated 
 a)   Name                                                      Aditya Sehgal 
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 2    Reason for the notification 
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 a)   Position/status                                           Chief Operating Officer, Health and a PDMR 
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 b)   Initial notification/                                     Initial notification 
       Amendment 
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 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
       or auction monitor 
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 a)   Name                                                      Reckitt Benckiser Group plc 
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 b)   LEI                                                       5493003JFSMOJG48V108 
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 4    Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) 
       each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been 
       conducted 
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 a)   Description of the financial instrument, type of          Ordinary shares of 10p each in Reckitt Benckiser Group 
      instrument                                                plc 
      Identification code                                       GB00B24CGK77 
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 b)   Nature of the transaction                                 Exercise of share options under the Reckitt Benckiser 
                                                                Group 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan. 
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 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)                                      Price(s)     Volume(s) 
                                                                   GBP 31.20    2,633 
                                                                               ---------- 
                                                                   GBP 46.51    27,762 
                                                                               ---------- 
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 d)   Aggregated information                                    N/A 
       - Aggregated volume 
       - Price 
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 e)   Date of the transaction                                   2020-05-01 
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 f)   Place of the transaction                                  Outside a trading venue 
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 4    Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) 
       each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been 
       conducted 
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 a)   Description of the financial instrument, type of          Ordinary shares of 10p each in Reckitt Benckiser Group 
      instrument                                                plc 
      Identification code                                       GB00B24CGK77 
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 b)   Nature of the transaction                                 Sale of Shares 
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 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)                                      Price(s)       Volume(s) 
                                                                   GBP 66.8979    2,633 
                                                                                 ---------- 
                                                                   GBP 66.3822    27,762 
                                                                                 ---------- 
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 d)   Aggregated information                                     Aggregate     Aggregate   Aggregate 
       - Aggregated volume                                         Price         Volume      Total 
       - Price                                                    GBP 66.8979   2,633       GBP 176,142.17 
                                                                               ----------  ----------------- 
                                                                  GBP 66.3822   27,762      GBP 1,842,902.64 
                                                                               ----------  ----------------- 
                                                                  TOTAL                     GBP 2,019,044.81 
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 e)   Date of the transaction                                   2020-05-01 
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 f)   Place of the transaction                                  London Stock Exchange, Main Market - XLON 
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For further Information:

Rupert Bondy

Company Secretary

Tel +44 (0) 1753 217 800

John Dawson

SVP, Investor Relations

Tel. +44 (0) 7408 809 474

About RB

RB* is driven by its purpose to protect, heal and nurture in a relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We fight to make access to the highest-quality hygiene, wellness and nourishment a right, not a privilege, for everyone.

RB is proud to have a stable of trusted household brands found in households in more than 190 countries. These include Enfamil, Nutramigen, Nurofen, Strepsils, Gaviscon, Mucinex, Durex, Scholl, Clearasil, Lysol, Dettol, Veet, Harpic, Cillit Bang, Mortein, Finish, Vanish, Calgon, Woolite, Air Wick and more. 20 million RB products a day are bought by consumers globally.

RB's passion to put consumers and people first, to seek out new opportunities, to strive for excellence in all that we do, and to build shared success with all our partners, while doing the right thing, always is what guides the work of our 40,000+ diverse and talented colleagues worldwide.

For more information visit www.rb.com

*RB is the trading name of the Reckitt Benckiser group of companies

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc's LEI code is 5493003JFSMOJG48V108

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