Company Profile For Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc (New)

Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc is engaged in the manufacture and sale of household and health care products. The Company’s product portfolio comprised: fabric care, surface care, dishwashing, home care and health and personal care. Fabric care products include treatment (products to remove stains from clothes, carpets and upholstery). It also has a number of local market positions in Laundry Detergents and Fabric Softeners. Surface Care products include disinfectant cleaners, non-disinfectant all purpose cleaners, lavatory care, specialty cleaners and polishes/waxes. Dishwashing products include products used in automatic dishwashers) with Finish/Calgonit internationally and Electrasol/Jet Dry in North America. Home Care consists of Air Care, Pest Control and Shoe Care. The Health and Personal Care category consists of products that relieve or solve common personal and health problems. On 30 April 2008, the Company acquired a local Japanese antiseptic brand, Muse.

BRIEF: For the thirty nine weeks ended 30 September 2009, Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc's revenue increased 20% to £5.69B. Net income increased 33% to £970M. Revenues reflect increased sales from Europe, North America & Australian & Developing Markets regions and higher income from Fabric Care, Surface Care, Dishwashing and Health & Personal Care. Net income also reflects improved gross profit and the absence of exceptional items expenses.