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15/10/2015 16:00

RNS Number : 4386C
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC
15 October 2015
 
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:ii
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
x
Other (please specify):


3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:iii
The Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):iv
The Solicitor for the affairs of Her Majesty's Treasury
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:v
14 October 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:
14 October 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii
NA


8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix
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 x
Direct
Direct xi
Indirect xii
Direct
Indirect
GB00B7T77214
3,334,483,519
13,337,934,076
8 ,434,483,519
33,737,934,076

72.87%



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






C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Exercise price
Expiration date xvii
Exercise/
Conversion period xviii
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
% of voting rights xix, xx





Nominal
Delta



Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
46,299,066,592
72.87%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
UKFI 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).
The solicitor for the affairs of Her Majesty's Treasury is acting as nominee for 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 Solicitor for the Affairs of Her Majesty's Treasury is acting as nominee for Her Majesty's Treasury
14. Contact name:
James Neilson
15. Contact telephone number:
+44 (0)207 270 5813

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