Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC — Director's Dealing 2022

Mar 22, 2022

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RNS Number : 6189F

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

22 March 2022

22 March 2022

RECKITT BENCKISER GROUP PLC

DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDINGS

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (the "Company") announces the following changes in the interests of Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR") in ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the share capital of the Company ("Shares").

On 21 March 2022, the grant of conditional share awards was made under the Reckitt Benckiser Group Deferred Bonus Plan ("DBP") to the Directors and PDMRs listed below:

Name	Director/PDMR	Number of Shares under award
Laxman Narasimhan	Director	22,038
Jeff Carr	Director	13,131
Kris Licht	PDMR	5,997
Volker Kuhn	PDMR	8,653

The following notifications are 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

Laxman Narasimhan

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Executive Officer

b)

Initial notification/

Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc

b)

LEI

5493003JFSMOJG48V108

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

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 10p each in Reckitt Benckiser Group plc

GB00B24CGK77

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of conditional share awards for nil consideration under the Reckitt Benckiser Group Deferred Bonus Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
Nil	22,038

d)

Aggregated information

Aggregated volume

Price

N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

2022-03-21

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Jeff Carr

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Financial Officer

b)

Initial notification/

Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc

b)

LEI

5493003JFSMOJG48V108

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

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 10p each in Reckitt Benckiser Group plc

GB00B24CGK77

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of conditional share awards for nil consideration under the Reckitt Benckiser Group Deferred Bonus Plan 

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
Nil	13,131

d)

Aggregated information

Aggregated volume

Price

N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

2022-03-21

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Kris Licht

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

President Health and Chief Customer Officer

b)

Initial notification/

Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc

b)

LEI

5493003JFSMOJG48V108

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

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 10p each in Reckitt Benckiser Group plc

GB00B24CGK77

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of conditional share awards for nil consideration under the Reckitt Benckiser Group Deferred Bonus Plan 

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
Nil	5,997

d)

Aggregated information

-       Aggregated volume

-       Price

N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

2022-03-21

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Volker Kuhn

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

President Hygiene

b)

Initial notification/

Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc

b)

LEI

5493003JFSMOJG48V108

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

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 10p each in Reckitt Benckiser Group plc

GB00B24CGK77

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of conditional share awards for nil consideration under the Reckitt Benckiser Group Deferred Bonus Plan 

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
Nil	8,653

d)

Aggregated information

-       Aggregated volume

-       Price

N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

2022-03-21

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

For further Information:

Catheryn O'Rourke

Company Secretary

Tel +44 (0) 1753 217 800

Richard Joyce

Head of Investor Relations

Tel. +44 (0) 7408 812062

About Reckitt: 

Reckitt* exists to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We believe that access to the highest-quality hygiene, wellness and nourishment is a right, not a privilege.

Reckitt is the company behind some of the world's most recognisable and trusted consumer brands in hygiene, health and nutrition, including Air Wick, Calgon, Cillit Bang, Clearasil, Dettol, Durex, Enfamil, Finish, Gaviscon, Harpic, Lysol, Mortein, Mucinex, Nurofen, Nutramigen, Strepsils, Vanish, Veet, Woolite and more.

Every day, more than 20 million Reckitt products are bought globally. We always put consumers and people first, seek out new opportunities, strive for excellence in all that we do and build shared success with all our partners. We aim to do the right thing, always.

We are a diverse global team of more than 43,000 colleagues. We draw on our collective energy to meet our ambitions of purpose-led brands, a healthier planet and a fairer society. Find out more, or get in touch with us at www.reckitt.com

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

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc's LEI code is 5493003JFSMOJG48V108

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