Rule 8.3- (Chloride Group)

    RNS Number : 5406V
  Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC
  29 May 2008
   
                                 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)             Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc
 Company dealt in                             Chloride Group plc
 Class of relevant security to which the      ORD GBP 0.25
 dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)
 Date of dealing                              28 May 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 3)

                                               Long                Short

                                       Number     (%)        Number   (%)

 (1) Relevant securities               4,044,363  (1.5686%)  74,446  (0.0289%)
 (2) Derivatives (other than options)  0          (0.0%)     0       (0.0%)

 (3) Options and agreements to         0          (0.0%)     0       (0.0%)
 purchase/sell

 Total                                 4,044,363  (1.5686%)  74,446  (0.0289%)

    (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       930                   2.7600 GBP


    (b)    Derivatives transactions (other than options)
 Product name,   Long/short (Note 6)  Number of securities  Price per unit (Note 5)
 e.g. CFD                             (Note 7)


    (c)    Options transactions in respect of existing securities

    (i)    Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
 Product name,  Writing, selling,     Number of securities  Exercise  Type, e.g. American,  Expiry   Option money
 e.g. call      purchasing, varying   to which the option   price     European etc.         date     paid/received per
 option         etc.                  relates (Note 7)                                               unit (Note 5) 



    (ii)    Exercising
 Product name, e.g. call option  Number of securities  Exercise price per unit (Note 5)



    (d)    Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
 Nature of transaction (Note 8)  Details  Price per unit (if applicable) (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                                        29 May 2008
 Contact name                                              Richard Hopkins
 Telephone number                                          [phone]
 If a connected EFM, name of offeree/with which connected
 If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)

    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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