22 Jan 2016 16:58
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 30 December 2015, as announced on 30 December 2015:
Ordinary Shares
Date of purchase: | 22 January 2016 |
Number of Ordinary Shares purchased: | 45,143 |
Price per share: | £60.6527 |
RB intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.
Following the above transaction, RB holds 29,150,407 Ordinary Shares in treasury and has 707,384,772 Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).
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