Rule 8.3- (Chloride Group plc

RNS Number : 0929V

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

22 May 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 Plc
Company dealt in	Chloride Group plc
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)	ORD GBP 0.25
Date of dealing	21 May 2008

2.    INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a)    Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3)

	Long		Short
	Number	(%)	Number	(%)
(1) Relevant securities	4,049,633	(1.5707%)	116,851	(0.0453%)
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	0	(0.0%)	0	(0.0%)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	0	(0.0%)	0	(0.0%)
Total	4,049,633	(1.5707%)	116,851	(0.0453%)

(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 Purchase Purchase TOTAL Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale TOTAL	63,735 110,000 213,000 386,735 2,877 3,202 1,694 404 2,153 1,085 110,000 1,996 213,000 18,271 2,638 1,417 3,779 6,984 1,986 12,842 2,407 386,735	2.7088 GBP 2.7373 GBP 2.7386 GBP 2.7225 GBP 2.7250 GBP 2.7275 GBP 2.7300 GBP 2.7325 GBP 2.7350 GBP 2.7373 GBP 2.7375 GBP 2.7386 GBP 2.7400 GBP 2.7425 GBP 2.7450 GBP 2.7475 GBP 2.7500 GBP 2.7525 GBP 2.7550 GBP 2.7575 GBP

(b)    Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name,  e.g. CFD	Long/short (Note 6)	Number of securities (Note 7)	Price per unit (Note 5)

(c)    Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)    Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name, e.g. call option	Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.	Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 7)	Exercise price	Type, e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry  date	Option money paid/received per unit (Note 5)

(ii)    Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit (Note 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 person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.

Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)            YES/NO    

Date of disclosure	22 May 2008
Contact name	Richard Hopkins
Telephone number	[phone]
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/with which connected
If 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 at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

 

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