RECKITT
BENCKISER GROUP PLC
Mead Johnson Nutrition;
Tornado damage to Mount Vernon, Indiana warehouse
Reckitt Benckiser Group plc
('Reckitt') reports that on Tuesday, 9 July 2024, a tornado struck
its Mount Vernon, Indiana USA third party warehouse which sustained
significant damage. We confirm that all employees are safe and
express our deepest sympathy for those in the community who have
been affected by the tornado.
The Mount
Vernon warehouse is an important site for the Mead Johnson
Nutrition business, containing a mix of raw materials and finished
products. We first gained partial access to the
facility on Saturday, 13 July and the warehouse is currently
not operational. We have diverted all inbound deliveries to
our other warehousing facilities in the US.
Whilst Nutrition sales will likely
be affected in the short term, we are
working closely with all our stakeholders including customers and
suppliers, to minimise disruption, by leveraging our global supply
chain and managing inventory at our other North American Nutrition
warehouses and held by our retail partners. Additionally,
Reckitt holds comprehensive property damage and business
interruption insurance, which we currently expect will largely
offset the impact on earnings.
We will provide a further update at
our half year results on 24th July.
CONTACT DETAILS:
Contacts
Catheryn O'Rourke
+44 (0) 1753 217 800
General Counsel & Company
Secretary
Richard Joyce
+44 (0)7807 418516
Investor Relations
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Reckitt* exists to protect, heal and
nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We
believe that access to the highest-quality hygiene, wellness and
nourishment is a right, not a privilege.
Reckitt is the company behind some
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hygiene, health and nutrition, including Air Wick, Calgon, Cillit
Bang, Clearasil, Dettol, Durex, Enfamil, Finish, Gaviscon, Harpic,
Lysol, Mortein, Mucinex, Nurofen, Nutramigen, Strepsils, Vanish,
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Every day, more than 20 million
Reckitt products are bought globally. We always put consumers and
people first, seek out new opportunities, strive for excellence in
all that we do and build shared success with all our partners. We
aim to do the right thing, always.
We are a diverse global team of c.
40,000 colleagues. We draw on our collective energy to meet our
ambitions of purpose-led brands, a healthier planet and a fairer
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