Short Selling Disclosure

        
    Form TR-4. FSA Version 1.0 September 2008
 TR-4(1):                        Disclosure of Short Position relating to UK Financial Sector            Company(2)
 1. Full name of person(s) holding the disclosable short                                     Fortelus Special Situations
Master Fund Ltd
 position(3):
 2: Name of the issuer of the relevant securities                                            London Scottish Bank PLC
 3: Disclosable short position(4)                                                             -5.33%
 4. Date that disclosable short position was held                                            20-nov-2008
    (1)This form, or the information contained within it, should be disclosed via an RIS using the short code SSD.
    (2)This form relates to the disclosure of short positions in compliance with the FSA's Short Selling (NO2)
Instrument and the related FAQ document on the FSA's website.
    (3)Specify the owner or controller of the interest. The naming of nominees or vehicle companies is insufficient. In
the case of positions held by fund managers on behalf of discretionary clients, the clients need not be named. Positions
may be aggregated in some cases. See FAQ document for further details.
    (4)Figure to be expressed as a percentage of issued share capital. Disclosable short position is defined in the
Glossary of Definitions in the FSA Handbook. Positions must be disclosed on a net basis of all holdings. All financial
instruments that represent a direct interest or direct economic interest in the relevant issuer must be included within
such holdings.