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RNS Number : 6495V 
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC 
04 November 2010 
 

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 4 November 2010 
                          RECKITT BENCKISER GROUP PLC 
                             Recommended cash offer 
                                      for 
                          SSL International plc ("SSL") 
                                      by 
                              Reckitt Benckiser plc 
(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reckitt Benckiser Group plc ("Reckitt Benckiser")) 
 
 
                COMMENCEMENT OF COMPULSORY ACQUISITION PROCEDURE 
 
Introduction 
 
On 29 October 2010, Reckitt Benckiser plc (the "Offeror") declared its 
recommended cash offer for SSL wholly unconditional.  The full terms of, and 
conditions to, the Offer were set out in the offer document issued by Reckitt 
Benckiser plc on 18 August 2010 (the "Offer Document"). 
 
Compulsory acquisition 
 
As at 1:00 p.m. (London time) on 3 November 2010, the Offeror had received valid 
acceptances of the Offer in respect of 204,173,628 SSL Shares, representing 
approximately 94.19 per cent. of the existing issued ordinary share capital of 
SSL.  Therefore, valid acceptances had been received in respect of more than 90 
per cent. of the SSL Shares to which the Offer relates. 
 
Reckitt Benckiser announces that compulsory acquisition notices (the "Notices") 
pursuant to section 979 of the Companies Act 2006 (the "Act") are today being 
posted to those SSL Shareholders who have not yet accepted the Offer (the 
"Non-Assenting Shareholders") setting out the Offeror's intention to acquire 
compulsorily all remaining SSL Shares on the same terms as the Offer. 
 
Unless Non-Assenting Shareholders apply to court and the court orders otherwise, 
on the expiry of six weeks from the date of the Notices, being 16 December 2010, 
the SSL Shares held by Non-Assenting Shareholders who have not accepted the 
Offer by 16 December 2010 will be acquired compulsorily by the Offeror under the 
terms of the Offer and such Non-Assenting Shareholders will be entitled to 1163 
pence in cash for each SSL Share such Non-Assenting Shareholders hold on that 
date. 
 
Delisting 
 
As announced on 1 November 2010, SSL has applied to the UK Listing Authority for 
the cancellation of the listing of SSL Shares on the Official List and to the 
London Stock Exchange for the cancellation of admission to trading of SSL Shares 
on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities.  This is 
expected to take effect on or shortly after 8.00 a.m. (London time) on 29 
November 2010.  Such cancellation and delisting will reduce the liquidity and 
marketability of any SSL Shares not assented to the Offer by that time. 
 
Further acceptances 
 
The Offer remains open for acceptance until further notice.  At least 14 days' 
notice will be given prior to the closing of the Offer to those SSL Shareholders 
who have not accepted the Offer. 
 
SSL Shareholders who have not yet accepted the Offer in respect of their SSL 
Shares are urged to do so as soon as possible. 
If you hold your SSL Shares in certificated form (that is, not in CREST), to 
accept the Offer you must complete, sign and return the Form of Acceptance 
(together with your share certificate(s) and any other documents of title) to 
Capita Registrars at Corporate Actions, The Registry, 34 Beckenham Road, 
Beckenham, Kent BR3 4TU.  If you have any questions about completing your Form 
of Acceptance or require additional Forms of Acceptance, please contact Capita 
Registrars by telephoning 0871 664 0321 from within the UK or +44 20 8639 3399 
from outside the UK.[1] 
 
If you hold your SSL Shares in uncertificated form (that is, in CREST), to 
accept the Offer you should follow the procedure for Electronic Acceptance 
through CREST.  If you are a CREST sponsored member, you should refer to your 
CREST sponsor before taking any action as only your CREST sponsor will be able 
to send the necessary TTE instructions to Euroclear in relation to your SSL 
Shares. 
 
Copies of the Offer Document and the Form of Acceptance are available for 
inspection during normal business hours on any weekday (Saturdays, Sundays and 
public holidays excepted) at the offices of Slaughter and May at One Bunhill 
Row, London, EC1Y 8YY while the Offer remains open for acceptance. 
 
Publication on website 
 
A copy of this announcement will be available free of charge, subject to certain 
restrictions relating to persons resident in Restricted Jurisdictions, for 
inspection on the following website: 
 
www.rb.com/investors-media 
 
 
Copies of the Offer Document and the Form of Acceptance are also already 
available for inspection on the above website. 
 
Capitalised terms used but not defined in this announcement have the same 
meaning as given to them in the Offer Document. 
 
+------------------------------------------------+---------------+ 
| Enquiries:                                     |               | 
+------------------------------------------------+---------------+ 
| Reckitt Benckiser                              | +44 (0) 1753  | 
|                                                | 217 800       | 
+------------------------------------------------+---------------+ 
| Joanna Speed, Investor Relations Director      |               | 
| (investor and analyst calls)                   |               | 
| Andraea Dawson-Shepherd, Global Director of    |               | 
| Corporate Communication (press calls)          |               | 
+------------------------------------------------+---------------+ 
|                                                |               | 
+------------------------------------------------+---------------+ 
| Deutsche Bank (Financial Adviser and Corporate | +44 (0) 20    | 
| Broker to Reckitt Benckiser)                   | 7545 8000     | 
+------------------------------------------------+---------------+ 
| Nigel Meek, Omar Faruqui                       |               | 
| Nick Bowers, Mumtaz Naseem (Corporate Broking) |               | 
+------------------------------------------------+---------------+ 
|                                                |               | 
+------------------------------------------------+---------------+ 
| Brunswick (PR Adviser to Reckitt Benckiser)    | +44 (0) 20    | 
|                                                | 7404 5959     | 
+------------------------------------------------+---------------+ 
| David Litterick, Teresa Bianchi                |               | 
+------------------------------------------------+---------------+ 
 
                                IMPORTANT NOTICES 
Deutsche Bank AG is authorised under German Banking Law (competent authority: 
BaFin - Federal Financial Supervisory Authority) and authorised and subject to 
limited regulation in the United Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority. 
Details about the extent of Deutsche Bank AG's authorisation and regulation by 
the Financial Services Authority are available on request.  Deutsche Bank AG, 
London Branch is acting as financial adviser to Reckitt Benckiser and no one 
else in connection with the Offer and will not be responsible to anyone other 
than Reckitt Benckiser for providing the protections afforded to clients of 
Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch nor for providing advice in relation to any 
matter referred to herein. 
This announcement does not constitute or form part of any offer or invitation to 
sell or purchase any securities or the solicitation of an offer to purchase, 
otherwise acquire, subscribe for, sell or otherwise dispose of any securities, 
pursuant to the Offer or otherwise.  The Offer is being made solely by the Offer 
Document, which contains the full terms and conditions of the Offer, including 
details of how the Offer may be accepted and, in the case of certificated shares 
only, the Form of Acceptance.  Please carefully read the Offer Document in its 
entirety before making a decision with respect to the Offer. 
Overseas Shareholders 
The distribution of this announcement in jurisdictions other than the United 
Kingdom or the United States may be restricted by the laws of those 
jurisdictions and therefore persons into whose possession this announcement 
comes should inform themselves about and observe any such restrictions.  Failure 
to comply with any such restrictions may constitute a violation of the 
securities laws of any such jurisdiction. 
Unless otherwise determined by the Offeror, the Offer is not being, and will not 
be, made, directly or indirectly, in or into of any Restricted Jurisdiction, and 
will not be capable of acceptance from within any Restricted Jurisdiction. 
Accordingly, unless otherwise determined by the Offeror copies of this 
announcement, the Offer Document, the Form of Acceptance and any related 
documents are not being, and must not be, directly or indirectly, mailed or 
otherwise forwarded, distributed or sent in or into or from any Restricted 
Jurisdiction and persons receiving such documents (including custodians, 
nominees and trustees) should observe these restrictions and must not mail, or 
otherwise forward, distribute or send any such documents in or into or from any 
Restricted Jurisdiction, as doing so may invalidate any purported acceptance of 
the Offer.  Any person (including custodians, nominees and trustees) who would, 
or otherwise intends to, or who may have a contractual or legal obligation to, 
forward this announcement, the Offer Document, the Form of Acceptance and any 
related documents to any jurisdiction outside the United Kingdom or the United 
States should inform themselves of, and observe, any applicable legal or 
regulatory requirements of any relevant jurisdiction, seek appropriate advice 
and read paragraph 13 of the letter from the Chairman of Reckitt Benckiser set 
out in Part II of the Offer Document and paragraph 7 of Part B of Appendix I to 
the Offer Document before doing so. 
This announcement has been prepared for the purposes of complying with English 
law and the City Code and the information disclosed may not be the same as that 
which would have been disclosed if this announcement had been prepared in 
accordance with the laws and regulations of any jurisdiction outside of England 
and Wales. 
Notice to US holders of SSL Shares 
The Offer is being made for securities of a UK company and SSL Shareholders in 
the United States should be aware that this announcement and any other documents 
relating to the Offer have been or will be prepared in accordance with the City 
Code and UK disclosure requirements, format and style, all of which differ from 
those in the United States.  SSL's and Reckitt Benckiser's financial statements, 
and all financial information that is included in the Offer Document or any 
other documents relating to the Offer, have been or will be prepared in 
accordance with United Kingdom generally accepted accounting principles and 
International Financial Reporting Standards and may not be comparable to 
financial statements of United States companies. 
The Offer is being made in the United States pursuant to applicable US tender 
offer rules and securities laws and otherwise in accordance with the 
requirements of the City Code.  Accordingly, the Offer will be subject to 
disclosure and other procedural requirements, including with respect to 
withdrawal rights, offer timetable, settlement procedures and timing of payments 
that are different from those applicable under US domestic tender offer 
procedures and law. 
In accordance with the City Code and normal UK market practice and pursuant to 
Rule 14e-5(b) under the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the 
"Exchange Act"), the Offeror or its nominees or brokers (acting as agents) may 
from time to time make certain purchases of, or arrangements to purchase, SSL 
Shares outside the United States, otherwise than pursuant to the Offer, before 
or during the period in which the Offer remains open for acceptance, such as in 
open market purchases at prevailing prices or privately negotiated purchases at 
negotiated prices.  Such purchases, or arrangements to purchase, will comply 
with all applicable UK rules, including the City Code and the rules of the 
London Stock Exchange.  In addition, in accordance with the City Code, normal UK 
market practice and Rule 14e-5(b) under the Exchange Act, Deutsche Bank will 
continue to act as exempt principal trader in SSL securities on the London Stock 
Exchange.  These purchases may occur in the open market or as privately 
negotiated transactions.  Information regarding such purchases and any 
activities by exempt principal traders which is required to be made public in 
the United Kingdom pursuant to the City Code will be reported to a Regulatory 
Information Service and will be available on the London Stock Exchange website 
at www.londonstockexchange.com.  This information will also be publicly 
disclosed in the United States to the extent that such information is made 
public in the United Kingdom. 
 
[1] 
Calls to the 0871 664 0321 number cost 10 pence per minute from a BT landline. 
Other network providers' costs may vary. Lines are open 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. 
(London time) 
Monday to Friday (except UK public holidays). Calls to the 
helpline from outside the UK will be charged at the applicable international 
rate. Different charges may apply to calls from mobile telephones and calls may 
be recorded and randomly monitored for security and training purposes. The 
helpline cannot provide advice on the merits of the Offer nor give any 
financial, legal or tax advice. 
 
This information is provided by RNS 
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange 
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