25th Feb 2008 10:50
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC25 February 2008 DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUS BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(b) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader The Royal Bank of Scotland plc (a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc) Company dealt in Resolution plcClass of relevant security to which ORD GBP 0.05the dealings being disclosed relate(Note 1) Date of dealing 22 February 2008 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevantsecurity dealt in (Note 2) Long Short Number (%) Number (%)(1) Relevantsecurities 2,200,000 (0.3205) 0 (0.00)(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 2,200,000 (0.3205) 0 (0.00) (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, otherthan the class dealt in (Note 2) Class of relevant security: Long Short Number (%) Number (%)(1) Relevant securities(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2) Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 3) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)Purchase 200,000 6.6600 GBP (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product Long/short (Note Number of securities (Note Price per unit (Notename, 5) 6) 4)e.g. CFD (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Optionname, selling, securities to American, money purchasing, which the option European varying etc. relates (Note 6) etc.e.g. price date paid/call receivedoption per unit (Note 4) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call Number of Exercise price per unit (Noteoption securities 4) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3) Nature of transaction (Note 7) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 4) 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated.NONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO Date of 25 February 2008disclosure Contact name Richard Hopkins Telephonenumber (020) 7714 4459 Name of offeree/ Impala Holdings Ltd (a subsidiary of Pearl Group Limited).offeror withwhich connectedNature of ABN-AMRO is acting as Financial Advisor to Pearl Assurance Ltdconnection (Note (Pearl Group Ltd) regarding the potential bid for Resolution9) plc. ABN-AMRO is a subsidiary of RFS Holdings N.V. in which the Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc have a 38.3% interest. Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
RBS.L