<div id="readability-page-1"><div><p>By Joshua Kirby</p><p>   Reckitt Benckiser said it would return around 1.6 billion pounds ($2.16 billion) to shareholders via a special dividend following a recent divestment. </p><p>    The British consumer-goods company at the end of the year sold its essential-home business to investment firm Advent International in a deal valuing the division at up to $4.8 billion, though it kept a 30% stake in the business. </p><p>    As part of the divestment, Reckitt Benckiser agreed to pay a special dividend to shareholders.  That dividend will be proposed at 235 pence a share, the company said Wednesday. The dividend will be paid from the end of this month, the company said. </p><p>    &#34;The proposed Special Dividend is in addition to Reckitt's ongoing share buyback programme and ordinary dividend policy,&#34; the company said. </p><p>   Write to Joshua Kirby at joshua.kirby@wsj.com; @joshualeokirby </p><p>   (END) Dow Jones Newswires</p><p>01-07-26 0232ET</p></div></div>

利洁时(ADR)

<p>利洁时 (ADR) 计划通过特别股息向股东返还约 16 亿英镑（21.6 亿美元），此举是在将其必需品业务以高达 48 亿美元的价格出售给 Advent International 之后。拟议的股息定为每股 235 便士，预计将在本月底前支付。这项特别股息与利洁时 (ADR) 正在进行的股票回购计划和普通股息政策相辅相成</p>

利洁时 (ADR) 在出售 Essential-Home 后将向股东返还约 22 亿美元