27th Mar 2008 15:00
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC27 March 2008 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) Royal Bank of Scotland Group plcCompany dealt in Scottish & Newcastle PlcClass of relevant security to which the dealings being ORD GBP 0.20disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 25 March 2008 AMENDMENTS TO LONG AND SHORT POSITIONS Amendment 1: Closed off Long and Short positions of 850,000 previously reportedas open positions. Amendment 2: Purchase amended from 125,153 to 125,666 due to late booking on26.03.2008. 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 15,698,581* (1.6553%) 19,605* (0.0021%)(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sell 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) Total 15,698,581 (1.6553%) 19,605 (0.0021%) * (Closed off Long and Short positions of 850,000 previously reported as openpositions.) (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, otherthan 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 126,343 7.8325 GBPPurchase* 130,742 7.8350 GBPPurchase 147 7.8400 GBPPurchase** 100,000 7.8428 GBPSale*** 125,666 7.8350 GBPSale 814 7.8450 GBP * purchase decreased from 230,742 to 137,742 due to 100,000 being booked at thewrong price on 26.03.2008. ** purchase rebooked at correct price on 26.03.2008.*** purchase increased from 125,153 to 125,666 due to late booking on 26.03.2008 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product Long/short (Note Number of securities (Note Price per unit (Notename, 6) 7) 5)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, date money purchasing, which the option European varying etc. relates (Note 7) etc.e.g. price paid/call receivedoption per unit (Note 5) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call Number of Exercise price per unit (Noteoption securities 5) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5) 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. Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES/NO Date of disclosure 27 March 2008 Contact name Richard Hopkins Telephone number (020) 7714 4459 If a connected EFM, name of offeree/with which connectedIf a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10) 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:
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