2nd May 2008 11:43
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC02 May 2008 NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTOCANADA, AUSTRALIA, JAPAN OR SOUTH AFRICA THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND GROUP PLC Announcement of Record Date 2 May 2008 Further to the announcement on 22 April 2008 of a fully underwritten rightsissue (the "Rights Issue"), RBS announces that the record date for entitlementunder the Rights Issue for qualifying CREST and non-CREST shareholders is theclose of business on 9 May 2008 and the record date for qualifying Euroclearshareholders is the close of business on 14 May 2008. Shareholders located in the United States, Australia, or South Africa andholders of RBS American Depositary Shares are not eligible to participate in theRights Issue, subject to certain limited exceptions. The rights to which suchshareholders would otherwise be entitled will be sold on their behalf and theproceeds from the sale of such rights will be distributed to them. Contacts Andrew McLaughlin Group Director, Economics & Corporate Affairs Mobile: 07786 111689 Carolyn McAdam Group Head of Media Relations Mobile: 07796 274968 This announcement is not a prospectus but an advertisement and investors shouldnot subscribe for any nil paid rights ("Nil Paid Rights"), fully paid rights ("Fully Paid Rights"), the Euroclear subscription rights or new shares ("NewShares") issued in connection with the Rights Issue except on the basis of theinformation contained in the Rights Issue Prospectus. This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of anoffer to subscribe for, the Nil Paid Rights, the Fully Paid Rights, theEuroclear subscription rights or the New Shares being issued in connection withthe Rights Issue, in any jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation isunlawful. This announcement is not for distribution, directly or indirectly in, or intoAustralia, Canada, Japan or South Africa. This announcement does not constituteor form a part of any offer or solicitation to purchase or subscribe for thesecurities mentioned herein (the "Securities") in the United States. TheSecurities have not been, and will not be, registered under the United StatesSecurities Act of 1993 (the "Securities Act"). The Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absentregistration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements ofthe Securities Act. There will be no public offer of the Securities in theUnited States. Neither the content of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc's website nor anywebsite accessible by hyperlinks on The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc'swebsite is incorporated in, or forms part of, this announcement. The distribution of this announcement and/or the prospectus and/or theprovisional allotment letters and/or the transfer of Nil Paid Rights, Fully PaidRights, the Euroclear subscription rights and/or New Shares into jurisdictionsother than the United Kingdom may be restricted by law. Persons into whosepossession this announcement comes should inform themselves about and observeany such restrictions. Any failure to comply with these restrictions mayconstitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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