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Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc: Update following Completion of Mead Acquisition and Rating Downgrade to A3

CORPORATES CREDIT OPINION 23 June 2017 Update RATINGS Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc Domicile United Kingdom Long Term Rating A3 Type LT Issuer Rating - Fgn Curr Outlook Stable Please see the ratings section at the end of this report for more information. The ratings and outlook shown reflect information as of the publication date. Contacts Yann P Grandemange 44-20-7772-1727 Associate Analyst yann.gr
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Reckitt Benckiser Group plc

Reckitt Benckiser Group develops, acquires, produces, distributes and promotes consumer products in the health, hygiene and home categories. Co.'s health category covers treatment products such as pain and flu, and also wellness products in sexual wellbeing, footcare, vitamins and supplements. Co.'s hygiene category consists of personal and home hygiene products. Co.'s geographical segments comprise Europe (ENA) and Africa, Middle East (DvM). ENA comprises Europe, Russia/CIS, Israel, North America, Australia and New Zealand. DvM principally comprises North Africa, Middle East (excluding Israel) and Turkey, Africa, South Asia, North Asia, Latin America, Japan, South Korea and ASEAN.

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