Reckitt (RKT.L) stock near 52-week high after buyback filing as £1.6bn special dividend vote nears
Reckitt Benckiser shares closed Friday at 6,176 pence, up 0.1% after hitting a 52-week high. The company confirmed a 235 pence special dividend and a 24-for-25 share consolidation, pending a Jan. 27 shareholder vote. Shares go ex-dividend Feb. 2. Reckitt recently bought back 49,000 shares, now holding nearly 30 million in treasury.