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Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC18 December 2006 FORM 8.3 DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing (Note 1) The Royal Bank of Scotland plc (a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc) Company dealt in London Stock Exchange plc Class of relevant security to Ordinary 0.06918604 shareswhich the dealings beingdisclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 15/12/06 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevantsecurity dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 4,329,613 2.03 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/ sell Total 4,329,613 2.03 (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3) 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 3) Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) Purchase 300,000 13.169725 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product Long/short Number of securities Price per unitname, (Note 6) (Note 7) (Note 5) e.g. CFD (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, Expiry Optionname, selling, securities e.g. money purchasing, to which American, varying the option European etc. relates etc. (Note 7) e.g. price date paid/call receivedoption per unit (Note 5) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call Number of Exercise price per unitoption securities (Note 5) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction (Note Details Price per unit (if applicable)8) (Note 5) 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between theperson disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights ofany relevant securities under any option referred to on this form orrelating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of anyrelevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES/NO Date of disclosure 18/12/06 Contact name Richard Hopkins Telephone number 020 7714 4459 If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which N/Aconnected If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10) N/A Notes The Notes on Form 8.3 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.LLSE.L