16th Apr 2007 11:42
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC16 April 2007 TR-1: notification of major interests in shares+--------------------------------------------+-------------------------+| | The Royal Bank of || 1. Identity of the issuer or the | Scotland Group plc || underlying issuer of existing shares to | || which voting rights are attached: | |+--------------------------------------------+---------------+---------+| | || 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the | || appropriate box or boxes) | |+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+| | || An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | |+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+| | || An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which | || may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to | || which voting rights are attached | |+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+| | || An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+| | || Other (please specify): Initial disclosure of existing | X || interest under FSA Transparency rules | |+--------------------------------------------+---------------+---------+| | Mr Peter Stanley Allen || 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the | || notification obligation: | |+--------------------------------------------+-------------------------+| | Mrs Judith Merric || 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if | Allen; and Miss || different from 3.): | Catherine Louise Allen; || | and Miss Jennifer || | Claire Allen; and R C || | Greig Nominees Limited; || | and WCWB Pep Nominees || | Limited. |+--------------------------------------------+-------------------------+| | N/A || 5. Date of the transaction (and date on | || which the threshold is crossed or reached | || if different): | |+--------------------------------------------+-------------------------+| | 16 April 2007 || 6. Date on which issuer notified: | |+--------------------------------------------+-------------------------+| | N/A || 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or | || reached: | |+--------------------------------------------+-------------------------+| | || 8. Notified details: | |+--------------------------------------------+-------------------------+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+| || A: Voting rights attached to shares |+------------+-----------------+------------------------------------------------+| | | || Class/type | Situation | Resulting situation after the triggering || of shares | previous to the | transaction || | Triggering | || if | transaction | ||possible +--------+--------+--------+-------------------+-------------------+| using the | | | | | || ISIN CODE | Number | Number | Number | Number of voting | % of voting || | of | of | of | rights ix | rights || | Shares | Voting | shares | | || | |Rights +--------+--------+----------+--------+----------+| | | viii | | | | | || | | | Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect || | | | | x | xi | | |+------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+----------+--------+----------+| 5.5% | | | | | | | || Preference | | | | | | | || Shares of | | | | | 451,796 | | 28.23 % || £1 | | | | | | | of that || | | | | | | | class |+------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+----------+--------+----------+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+| || B: Financial Instruments |+----------------------------------------------------------------------+| || Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii |+------------+------------+------------+----------------------+--------+| | | | | || Type of | Expiration | Exercise/ | Number of voting | % of || financial | date xiii | Conversion | rights that may be | voting || instrument | | Period/ | acquired if the | rights || | | Date xiv | instrument is | || | | | exercised/ | || | | | converted. | |+------------+------------+------------+----------------------+--------+| | | | | |+------------+------------+------------+----------------------+--------+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+| || Total (A+B) |+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+| | || Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+| 451,796 | 28.23 % of that class |+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+| || 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights || and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable || xv: |+----------------------------------------------------------------------+| Mr Peter Stanley Allen: no direct holding; || || Mrs Judith Merric Allen: 4,363 5.5% Preference Shares (1.09% of the || voting rights of that class); || || WCWB Pep Nominees Limited (as Pep and Isa Manager of Mr P S Allen & || Mrs J M Allen): 53,678 5.5% Preference Shares (13.42% of the voting || rights of that class); || || R C Greig Nominees Limited (on behalf of Mr P S Allen and Gilt Fund || Securities Limited, a company in which Mr P S Allen is the || controlling shareholder) : 28,958 5.5% Preference Shares (7.23% of || the voting rights of that class) ; . || || Miss Catherine Louise Allen: 13,200 5.5% Preference Shares (3.30% of || the voting rights of that class); || || Miss Jennifer Claire Allen: 12,750 5.5% Preference Shares (3.19% of || the voting rights of that class). || |+----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+| || Proxy Voting: |+-------------------------------------------------------------------+--+| | || 10. Name of the proxy holder: | |+-------------------------------------------------------------------+--+| | || 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: | |+-------------------------------------------------------------------+--+| | || 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: | |+-------------------------------------------------------------------+--+ +-----------------------------------------------+----------------------+| | || 13. Additional information: | |+-----------------------------------------------+----------------------+| | Peter S Allen || 14. Contact name: | |+-----------------------------------------------+----------------------+| | 01730 812415 || 15. Contact telephone number: | |+-----------------------------------------------+----------------------+ Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares xvi +----------------------------------------------------------------------+| || A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the || notification obligation |+-----------------------------------------------+----------------------+| | Peter Stanley Allen || Full name (including legal form for legal | || entities) | |+-----------------------------------------------+----------------------+| | || Contact address (registered office for legal | House of Shaws, || entities) | Midhurst GU29 0BQ |+-----------------------------------------------+----------------------+| | 01730 812415 || Phone number | |+-----------------------------------------------+----------------------+| | || Other useful information (at least legal | || representative for legal persons) | |+-----------------------------------------------+----------------------+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+| || B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable xvii |+----------------------------------------------------+-----------------+| | || Full name | Hew Campbell |+----------------------------------------------------+-----------------+| | || Contact address | House F, || | Gogarburn || | || | Edinburgh || | || | EH12 1HQ |+----------------------------------------------------+-----------------+| | || Phone number | 0131 626 4099 |+----------------------------------------------------+-----------------+| | || Other useful information (e.g. functional | Head of Group || relationship with the person or legal entity | Secretariat, || subject to the notification obligation) | || | The Royal Bank || | of Scotland || | Group plc |+----------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+| || C: Additional information |+----------------------------------------------------------------------++----------------------------------------------------------------------+ Notes This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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