Holding(s) in Company - TR-1

RNS Number : 2897J

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

01 December 2008

 



TR-1:   notification of major interests in shares 

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:	The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc
2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights		Yes
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):______________
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:	The Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	The Treasury Solicitor
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	1 December 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:	1 December 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	57%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares   if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of Shares	Number of Voting Rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
				Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB0007547838	-	-	22,853,798,818   22,853,798,818                             57.92%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
22,853,798,818                                                                              57.92%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
UK Financial Investments Limited, a company wholly owned by Her Majesty's Treasury, is entitled to exercise control over the voting rights which are the subject of this notification (pursuant to certain management arrangements agreed with Her Majesty's Treasury)
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:	The Treasury Solicitor is acting as nominee for Her Majesty's Treasury
14. Contact name:	Rebecca Lane
15. Contact telephone number:	020 7270 5665

 

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