Holding(s) in Company

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC
21 August 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc

2) Name of shareholder having a major interest

Aviva plc

3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

Aviva plc

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them

BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd 38,304,346
BT Globenet Nominees Ltd 31,775
Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd 29,576,019
CUIM Nominee Ltd 18,717,243

5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

-

6) Percentage of issued class

-

7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

365,000

8) Percentage of issued class

-

9) Class of security

Ordinary Shares of 25p each

10) Date of transaction

16 August 2002

11) Date company informed

21 August 2002

12) Total holding following this notification

86,629,383 Ordinary Shares of 25p each

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

2.996%


14) Any additional information

-

15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Hew Campbell, Head of Group Secretariat 0131 523 4711


16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification


Hew Campbell, Head of Group Secretariat 0131 523 4711


Date of notification 21 August 2002






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