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Becht makes £99m shares gift

By Emiliya Mychasuk

Published: March 10 2010 02:00 | Last updated: March 10 2010 02:00

Reckitt Benckiser chief executive Bart Becht is a quiet philanthropist, gifting more than £52m worth of his Reckitt stock in the past week to a charitable trust that holds a total of £99m worth, on paper.

The soaring performance of Reckitt under Mr Becht - which has also delivered him rich rewards - is shared with a trust he set up several years ago.

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