Rule 8.3- (London Stock Ex)
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC
18 December 2006
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) The Royal Bank of Scotland plc (a
wholly-owned subsidiary of The Royal
Bank of Scotland Group plc)
Company dealt in London Stock Exchange plc
Class of relevant security to Ordinary 0.06918604 shares
which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 15/12/06
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 4,329,613 2.03
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/
sell
Total 4,329,613 2.03
(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 300,000 13.169725
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Long/short Number of securities Price per unit
name, (Note 6) (Note 7) (Note 5)
e.g. CFD
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, Expiry Option
name, selling, securities e.g. money
purchasing, to which American,
varying the option European
etc. relates etc.
(Note 7)
e.g. price date paid/
call received
option per unit
(Note 5)
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. call Number of Exercise price per unit
option securities (Note 5)
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction (Note Details Price per unit (if applicable)
8) (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 18/12/06
Contact name Richard
Hopkins
Telephone number 020 7714 4459
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which N/A
connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10) N/A
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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