Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC Transaction in Own Shares (0708I)

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RNS Number : 0708I

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

24 August 2016

RECKITT BENCKISER GROUP PLC

TRANSACTION IN OWN SECURITIES

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc ("RB") announces today that it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 10p each (the "Ordinary Shares") on the London Stock Exchange from Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC ("Morgan Stanley"). Such purchase was effected pursuant to irrevocable instructions issued by RB on 28th June 2016, as announced on 28th June 2016:

Ordinary Shares

 
 Date of purchase:     24 August 
                        2016 
 Number of Ordinary 
  Shares purchased:    132,810 
 Average Price per     GBP73.9173 
  share: 
                        Lowest: GBP73.6300 
                       Highest: 
                        GBP74.5500 
 

RB intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.

Following the above transaction, RB holds 33,949,090 Ordinary Shares in treasury and has 702,586,089 Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation), the attached schedule contains a breakdown of the individual trades.

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/0708I_-2016-8-24.pdf

This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or any solicitation of an offer for securities in any jurisdiction.

Contact:

Christine Logan

Company Secretary

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc

01753 217800

This information is provided by RNS

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