EPT Disclosure

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC 25 February 2008 DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUS BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(b) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader The Royal Bank of Scotland plc (a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc) Company dealt in Resolution plc Class of relevant security to which ORD GBP 0.05 the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 22 February 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 2) Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 2,200,000 (0.3205) 0 (0.00) (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 2,200,000 (0.3205) 0 (0.00) (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 2) 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 2) Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 3) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) Purchase 200,000 6.6600 GBP (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product Long/short (Note Number of securities (Note Price per unit (Note name, 5) 6) 4) 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 Option name, selling, securities to American, money purchasing, which the option European varying etc. relates (Note 6) etc. e.g. price date paid/ call received option per unit (Note 4) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call Number of Exercise price per unit (Note option securities 4) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3) Nature of transaction (Note 7) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 4) 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. NONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO Date of 25 February 2008 disclosure Contact name Richard Hopkins Telephone number (020) 7714 4459 Name of offeree/ Impala Holdings Ltd (a subsidiary of Pearl Group Limited). offeror with which connected Nature of ABN-AMRO is acting as Financial Advisor to Pearl Assurance Ltd connection (Note (Pearl Group Ltd) regarding the potential bid for Resolution 9) plc. ABN-AMRO is a subsidiary of RFS Holdings N.V. in which the Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc have a 38.3% interest. Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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