Rule 8.3- (Kenmore European Industrial Fund Ltd)

 

TIDMRBS TIDMKEIF 
 
RNS Number : 3658I 
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC 
10 March 2010 
 

 
 
      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 
 
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| Name of person dealing       | Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc             | 
| (Note 1)                     |                                              | 
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| Company dealt in             | Kenmore European Industrial Fund Limited     | 
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| Class of relevant security   | Ordinary NPV                                 | 
| to which the dealings being  |                                              | 
| disclosed relate (Note 2)    |                                              | 
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| Date of dealing              | 9 March 2010                                 | 
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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) 
 
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|                           | Long                     | Short                      | 
|                           |                          |                            | 
+---------------------------+--------------------------+----------------------------+ 
|                           | Number       | (%)       | Number      |  (%)         | 
|                           |              |           |             |              | 
+---------------------------+--------------+-----------+-------------+--------------+ 
| (1) Relevant              | 5,959,560    | 4.2568%   | 0           | 0.0%         | 
| securities                |              |           |             |              | 
+---------------------------+--------------+-----------+-------------+--------------+ 
|             (2)           | 0            | 0.0%      | 0           | 0.0%         | 
|             Derivatives   |              |           |             |              | 
|             (other than   |              |           |             |              | 
|             options)      |              |           |             |              | 
|                           |              |           |             |              | 
+---------------------------+--------------+-----------+-------------+--------------+ 
|             (3)           | 0            | 0.0%      | 0           | 0.0%         | 
|             Options       |              |           |             |              | 
|             and           |              |           |             |              | 
|             agreements    |              |           |             |              | 
|             to            |              |           |             |              | 
|             purchase/sell |              |           |             |              | 
|                           |              |           |             |              | 
+---------------------------+--------------+-----------+-------------+--------------+ 
| Total                     | 5,959,560    | 4.2568%   | 0           | 0.0%         | 
+---------------------------+--------------+-----------+-------------+--------------+ 
 
(b)        Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, 
other than the class dealt in (Note 3) 
 
+---------------------------+-----------+--------------+-------------+--------------+ 
| Class of relevant         | Long                     | Short                      | 
| security:                 |                          |                            | 
|                           |                          |                            | 
+---------------------------+--------------------------+----------------------------+ 
|                           | Number    | (%)          | Number      | (%)          | 
|                           |           |              |             |              | 
+---------------------------+-----------+--------------+-------------+--------------+ 
|             (1)           | 0         | 0.0%         | 0           | 0.0%         | 
|             Relevant      |           |              |             |              | 
|             securities    |           |              |             |              | 
|                           |           |              |             |              | 
+---------------------------+-----------+--------------+-------------+--------------+ 
|             (2)           | 0         | 0.0%         | 0           | 0.0%         | 
|             Derivatives   |           |              |             |              | 
|             (other than   |           |              |             |              | 
|             options)      |           |              |             |              | 
|                           |           |              |             |              | 
+---------------------------+-----------+--------------+-------------+--------------+ 
|             (3)           | 0         | 0.0%         | 0           | 0.0%         | 
|             Options       |           |              |             |              | 
|             and           |           |              |             |              | 
|             agreements    |           |              |             |              | 
|             to            |           |              |             |              | 
|             purchase/sell |           |              |             |              | 
|                           |           |              |             |              | 
+---------------------------+-----------+--------------+-------------+--------------+ 
| Total                     | 0         | 0.0%         | 0           | 0.0%         | 
|                           |           |              |             |              | 
+---------------------------+-----------+--------------+-------------+--------------+ 
 
(c)        Rights to subscribe (Note 3) 
 
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| Class of relevant security:  | Details                                      | 
|                              |                                              | 
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|                              |                                              | 
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3.         DEALINGS (Note 4) 
 
(a)        Purchases and sales 
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| Purchase/sale           | Number of securities   | Price per unit (Note 5)  | 
|                         |                        |                          | 
+-------------------------+------------------------+--------------------------+ 
|                         |                        |                          | 
| Sale                    | 611                    | GBP 0.3600               | 
| Sale                    | 611                    | GBP 0.3600               | 
| Sale                    | 10,877                 | GBP 0.3600               | 
| Sale                    | 2,178                  | GBP 0.3600               | 
|                         |                        |                          | 
+-------------------------+------------------------+--------------------------+ 
 
(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 | price    | e.g.      | date    | money         | 
| e.g.     | purchasing, | to which   |          | American, |         | paid/received | 
| call     | varying     | the option |          | European  |         | per unit      | 
| option   | etc.        | relates    |          | etc.      |         | (Note 5)      | 
|          |             | (Note 7)   |          |           |         |               | 
+----------+-------------+------------+----------+-----------+---------+---------------+ 
|          |             |            |          |           |         |               | 
+----------+-------------+------------+----------+-----------+---------+---------------+ 
 
(ii)        Exercising 
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| Product name, e.g. call | Number of securities   | Exercise price per unit  | 
| option                  |                        | (Note 5)                 | 
|                         |                        |                          | 
+-------------------------+------------------------+--------------------------+ 
|                         |                        |                          | 
+-------------------------+------------------------+--------------------------+ 
 
(d)        Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) 
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| Nature of transaction   | Details                | Price per unit (if       | 
| (Note 8)                |                        | applicable) (Note 5)     | 
|                         |                        |                          | 
+-------------------------+------------------------+--------------------------+ 
 
4.         OTHER INFORMATION 
 
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives 
 
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| 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.                                              | 
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)YES/NO 
 
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| Date of disclosure                         | 10 March 2010                   | 
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| Contact name                               | Richard Hopkins                 | 
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| Telephone number                           | [phone]                 | 
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| If a connected EFM, name of offeree/with   | N/A                             | 
| which connected                            |                                 | 
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| If a connected EFM, state nature of        | N/A                             | 
| connection (Note 10)                       |                                 | 
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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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