<div id="readability-page-1"><div>(Alliance News) - Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC on Wednesday confirmed it intends to return around GBP1.6 billion to shareholders through a special dividend following the completion of the sale of the Essential Home business to Advent International LP.The Slough, England-based consumer health and hygiene products company behind Durex, Nurofen and Vanish proposes to pay the 235 pence per share special dividend on January 30. Last July, the FTSE 100 listing struck a USD4.8 billion deal to sell a majority chunk of its Essential Home division and said it planned to return excess capital from the disposal to shareholders. Following the sale, which was completed on the last day of 2025, Reckitt has retained an interest in Essential Home through a 30% stake in Advent's acquisition vehicle.In addition, Reckitt proposed a consolidation of its share capital on the basis of 24 new shares for every 25. This will reduce the number of existing shares in issue by around the same proportion of market capitalisation returned via the special dividend. Therefore, Reckitt expects that the market price of each share should remain at a broadly similar level following the special dividend and share consolidation. Reckitt will hold a general meeting on January 27 to approve the move.Shares in Reckitt were 0.2% lower at 6,046.00 pence each in London on Wednesday morning. The wider FTSE 100 was down 0.3%.By Jeremy Cutler, Alliance News reporterComments and questions to newsroom@alliancenews.comCopyright 2026 Alliance News Ltd. All Rights Reserved.</div></div>

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利洁时集团（Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC）宣布将向股东派发约 16 亿英镑的特别股息，此次股息是在将其 Essential Home 业务出售给 Advent International 之后发布的。每股股息定为 235 便士，将于 1 月 30 日支付。此外，利洁时计划整合其股本，减少流通股数量。定于 1 月 27 日召开股东大会以批准此项举措。周三，利洁时的股价在伦敦下跌 0.2%，报 6,046.00 便士

利洁时确认在完成出售后将派发 16 亿英镑的特别股息