26 March
2024
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").
Deferred Bonus Plan
("DBP")
On 21 March 2024, 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
|
|
Kris Licht
|
Director
|
18,295
|
|
Shannon Eisenhardt
|
Director
|
3,359
|
|
Jeff Carr
|
Director
|
16,125
|
|
Volker Kuhn
|
PDMR
|
9,875
|
|
Susan Sholtis
|
PDMR
|
1,789
|
|
Patrick Sly
|
PDMR
|
4,715
|
In line with the Directors'
Remuneration Policy these shares will vest three years after the
date of grant.
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
|
Kris Licht
|
|
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
|
18,295
|
|
|
d)
|
Aggregated information
Aggregated volume
Price
|
N/A
|
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
2024-03-21
|
|
f)
|
Place of the transaction
|
Outside a trading venue
|
|
1
|
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
/ person closely associated
|
|
a)
|
Name
|
Shannon Eisenhardt
|
|
2
|
Reason for the notification
|
|
a)
|
Position/status
|
Chief Financial Officer
(Designate)
|
|
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
|
3,359
|
|
|
d)
|
Aggregated information
Aggregated volume
Price
|
N/A
|
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
2024-03-21
|
|
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
|
16,125
|
|
|
d)
|
Aggregated information
Aggregated volume
Price
|
N/A
|
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
2024-03-21
|
|
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
|
9,875
|
|
|
d)
|
Aggregated information
Aggregated volume
Price
|
N/A
|
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
2024-03-21
|
|
f)
|
Place of the transaction
|
Outside a trading venue
|
|
1
|
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
/ person closely associated
|
|
a)
|
Name
|
Susan Sholtis
|
|
2
|
Reason for the notification
|
|
a)
|
Position/status
|
President Nutrition
|
|
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
|
1,789
|
|
|
d)
|
Aggregated information
Aggregated volume
Price
|
N/A
|
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
2024-03-21
|
|
f)
|
Place of the transaction
|
Outside a trading venue
|
|
1
|
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
/ person closely associated
|
|
a)
|
Name
|
Patrick Sly
|
|
2
|
Reason for the notification
|
|
a)
|
Position/status
|
President Health
|
|
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
|
4,715
|
|
|
d)
|
Aggregated information
Aggregated volume
Price
|
N/A
|
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
2024-03-21
|
|
f)
|
Place of the transaction
|
Outside a trading venue
|
Deferred Bonus Plan
("DBP")
Vesting of share
awards
A conditional share award of 8,778
shares (which includes 719 shares accrued by way of a dividend
equivalent payment) granted to Kris Licht
under the Reckitt Benckiser Group plc 2015
Deferred Bonus Plan on 25 March 2021 vested on 25 March
2024.
4,583 shares were sold on 25 March
2024 at £43.466319 per share to realise
sufficient funds to settle resultant tax and social security
liabilities arising from the vesting. Following this, 4,195 shares
were retained.
A conditional share award of 9,980
(which includes 817 shares accrued by way of a dividend equivalent
payment) shares granted to Jeff Carr under
the Reckitt Benckiser Group plc 2015 Deferred
Bonus Plan on 25 March 2021 vested on 25 March
2024.
4,643 shares were sold on 25 March
2024 at £43.466319 per share to realise
sufficient funds to settle resultant tax and social security
liabilities arising from the vesting. Following this, 5,337 shares
were retained.
A conditional share award of 4,351
shares (which includes 356 shares accrued by way of a dividend
equivalent payment) granted to Volker Kuhn under the Reckitt Benckiser Group plc 2015 Deferred Bonus Plan on
25 March 2021 vested on 25 March 2024.
The resultant tax and social
security liabilities arising from the vesting were self funded by
Volker Kuhn. Following this, 4,351 shares were retained.
|
|
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
|
Kris Licht
|
|
|
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 - ID code for ordinary
shares
|
|
|
b)
|
Nature of the transaction
|
Vesting/release of
conditional share awards granted on 25
March 2021 under the Reckitt Benckiser Group Deferred Bonus
Plan
|
|
|
c)
|
Price(s) and volume(s)
|
|
Price(s)
|
Volume(s)
|
|
Nil
|
8,778
|
|
|
|
d)
|
Aggregated information
- Aggregated
volume
- Price
|
|
Aggregate Price
|
Aggregate Volume
|
Aggregate Total
|
|
Nil
|
8,778
|
Nil
|
|
|
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
2024-03-25
|
|
|
f)
|
Place of the transaction
|
Outside a trading venue
|
|
|
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 - ID code for ordinary
shares
|
|
|
b)
|
Nature of the transaction
|
Sale of shares to settle tax
liabilities arising from conditional share award
releases
|
|
|
c)
|
Price(s) and volume(s)
|
|
Price(s)
|
Volume(s)
|
|
£43.466319
|
4,583
|
|
|
|
d)
|
Aggregated information
- Aggregated
volume
- Price
|
|
Aggregate Price
|
Aggregate Volume
|
Aggregate Total
|
|
£43.466319
|
4,583
|
£199,206.14
|
|
|
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
2024-03-25
|
|
|
f)
|
Place of the transaction
|
London Stock Exchange, Main Market -
XLON
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
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 - ID code for ordinary
shares
|
|
b)
|
Nature of the transaction
|
Vesting/release of
conditional share awards granted on 25
March 2021 under the Reckitt Benckiser Group Deferred Bonus
Plan
|
|
c)
|
Price(s) and volume(s)
|
|
Price(s)
|
Volume(s)
|
|
Nil
|
9,980
|
|
|
d)
|
Aggregated information
- Aggregated
volume
- Price
|
|
Aggregate Price
|
Aggregate Volume
|
Aggregate Total
|
|
Nil
|
9,980
|
Nil
|
|
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
2024-03-25
|
|
f)
|
Place of the transaction
|
Outside a trading venue
|
|
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 - ID code for ordinary
shares
|
|
b)
|
Nature of the transaction
|
Sale of shares to settle tax
liabilities arising from conditional share award
releases
|
|
c)
|
Price(s) and volume(s)
|
|
Price(s)
|
Volume(s)
|
|
£43.466319
|
4643
|
|
|
d)
|
Aggregated information
- Aggregated
volume
- Price
|
|
Aggregate Price
|
Aggregate Volume
|
Aggregate Total
|
|
£43.466319
|
4643
|
£201,814.12
|
|
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
2024-03-25
|
|
f)
|
Place of the transaction
|
London Stock Exchange, Main Market -
XLON
|
|
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 - ID code for ordinary
shares
|
|
b)
|
Nature of the transaction
|
Vesting/release of
conditional share awards granted on 25
March 2021 under the Reckitt Benckiser Group Deferred Bonus
Plan
|
|
c)
|
Price(s) and volume(s)
|
|
Price(s)
|
Volume(s)
|
|
Nil
|
4,351
|
|
|
d)
|
Aggregated information
- Aggregated
volume
- Price
|
|
Aggregate Price
|
Aggregate Volume
|
Aggregate Total
|
|
Nil
|
4,351
|
Nil
|
|
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
2024-03-25
|
|
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
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