NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH DTR 3.1.4R AND DTR 3.1.2R
1. Name of the issuer - The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc
2. Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director
Christopher Paul Sullivan
3. Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
In respect of a holding of the person referred to in 2
4. Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or financial instruments relating to shares
Ordinary shares of £1.00
5. Name of registered shareholder(s) and, if more than one, the number of shares held by each of them
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc Trustee Account BAYE and Profit Sharing
6. State the nature of the transaction
Participation in The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc Share Incentive Plan
7. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares acquired
39
8. Price per share or value of transaction
£3.2575
9. Date and place of transaction
7 May 2014
10. Date issuer informed of transaction
7 May 2014
11. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Aileen Taylor, Company Secretary and Chief Corporate Governance Officer
0131 626 4099
Name and signature of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification
Aileen Taylor, Company Secretary and Chief Corporate Governance Officer
Date of notification
8 May 2014
Exhibit No. 6
Publication of Supplementary Prospectus
The following supplementary prospectus has been approved by the UK Listing Authority and is available for viewing:
Supplementary Prospectus to The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc and The Royal Bank of Scotland plc £90,000,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme dated 12 May 2014.
To view the full document, please paste the following URL into the address bar of your browser:
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/8841G_-2014-5-12.pdf
A copy of the above Supplementary Prospectus has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do.
For further information, please contact:
Greg Case
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc
280 Bishopsgate EC2M 4RB
TEL: +44 20 7672 1758
FAX: +44 20 7672 1801
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Exhibit No. 7
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc
Additional Listing
14 May 2014
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc announces that it has applied to the London Stock Exchange and the Financial Conduct Authority for a block listing of 25,000,000 ordinary shares of 100 pence each to be admitted to the Official List. It is anticipated that these shares will be admitted on 16 May 2014.
These shares will be allotted pursuant to the Company's obligations under the following employee share plan:
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i) 25,000,000 ordinary shares of 100 pence each in respect of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc 2010 Deferral Plan.
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Participants in this employee share plan have or will become entitled to these new shares following the allocation of share awards.
The shares will rank equally with the existing ordinary shares of the Company.
For further information contact:-
Group Media Relations - +44(0)131 523 4205
Exhibit No. 8
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (the "Company")
14 May 2014
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY ("PDMR") OR CONNECTED PERSONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH DTR 3.1.4R AND DTR 3.1.2R
The Company was notified on 14 May 2014 of the exercise of share options over ordinary shares of £1 in the Company ("Shares"), on that date, by the PDMR named below. The share options were granted under the 2007 Executive Share Option Plan with an option price of £2.82 per Share. Immediately following the exercise, the PDMR sold all of the Shares acquired on exercise, including a number of Shares to meet relevant tax liabilities, as set out below:-
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PDMR
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No. of Shares over which options exercised
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No. of Shares sold to satisfy relevant tax liability
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No. of Shares sold 'net' of relevant tax liability
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Christopher Sullivan
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197,139
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13,116
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184,023
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The market price achieved on the sale of the Shares was £3.285.
For further information contact:-
Group Media Relations - +44(0)131 523 4205
Person responsible for making notification:-
Aileen Taylor, Company Secretary and Chief Corporate Governance Officer
Exhibit No. 9
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (the "Company")
19 May 2014
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY ("PDMR") OR CONNECTED PERSONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH DTR 3.1.4R AND DTR 3.1.2R
The Company announces that a conditional award over ordinary shares of £1 in the Company ("Shares") has been granted under the RBS 2010 Long Term Incentive Plan on 19 May 2014 to the PDMR set out below.
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PDMR
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No. of Shares granted
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Ewen Stevenson
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584,506
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The market price per Share used on the grant of the award was £3.27.
The award is eligible to vest between March 2015 and March 2017 and is subject to clawback provisions. Vested Shares retained after payment of relevant tax liabilities will be subject to a further six month retention period.
For further information contact:-
Group Media Relations - +44(0)131 523 4205
Person responsible for making notification:-
Aileen Taylor, Company Secretary
Exhibit No. 10
22 May 2014
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc ("RBSG") completed the pricing of its ten-year, USD 2,250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.125% Subordinated Tier 2 Notes due 28 May 2024.
The net proceeds to RBSG of approximately USD 2,223,292,500 will be used for general corporate purposes.
The offering is scheduled to close on 28 May 2014 subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions.
RBSG has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for the offering to which this communication relates. Investors should read the prospectus in such registration statement and other documents RBSG has filed with the SEC for more complete information about RBSG and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting the SEC web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, copies may be obtained from RBS Securities Inc., toll free at 1-866-884-2071.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor will there be any sale of securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
For further information, please contact:
RBS Group Investor Relations
Tel. +44 207 672 1759