FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of February 2008
Commission File Number: 001-10306
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc
RBS, Gogarburn, PO Box 1000
Edinburgh EH12 1HQ
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F X | Form 40-F |
Yes | No X |
The following information was issued as Company announcements, in London, England and is
furnished pursuant to General Instruction B to the General Instructions to Form 6-K:
________
Enclosures:
Enclosure 1: Dividend Declaration on 22 February 2008
Enclosure 2: EPT Disclosure on 25 February 2008
Enclosure 3: Rule 8.3-Biffa PLC on 25 February 2008
Enclosure 4: Employee Share Scheme on 25 February 2008
Enclosure 5: Rule 8.3-Biffa PLC on 26 February 2008
Enclosure 1
THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND GROUP plc
DIVIDEND ON SERIES F, H, L - N, and P - T NON-CUMULATIVE DOLLAR PREFERENCE
SHARES of US$0.01 FOR THE THREE MONTHS TO 31 MARCH 2008
The Directors have declared the specified dividends on the undernoted Series of
non-cumulative dollar preference shares, all of which are represented by
American Depositary Shares, for the three months to 31 March 2008. The dividends
will be paid on 31 March 2008 at the undernoted rates to holders on the register
at the close of business on 14 March 2008. As at the date of this announcement
all of the undernoted Non-cumulative dollar preference shares are held by The
Bank of New York, N.A. as Depositary who have advised that the record date for
the American Depositary Receipts which evidence the undernoted American
Depositary Shares is 14 March 2008.
Series
Dividend payable per share
Series F
US$0.478125
Series H
US$0.453125
Series L
US$0.359375
Series M
US$0.40
Series N
US$0.396875
Series P
US$0.390625
Series Q
US$0.421875
Series R
US$0.382825
Series S
US$0.4125
Series T
US$0.453125
DIVIDEND ON SERIES U* NON-CUMULATIVE DOLLAR PREFERENCE SHARES OF US$0.01 FOR THE
SIX MONTHS TO 31 MARCH 2008
The Directors have declared the specified dividend on the undernoted series of
non-cumulative dollar preference shares, all of which are represented by
American Depositary Shares, for the six months to 31 March 2008. The dividends
will be paid on 31 March 2008 at the undernoted rate to holders on the register
at the close of business on 14 March 2008. As at the date of this announcement
all of the undernoted non-cumulative dollar preference shares are held by The
Bank of New York, N.A. as Depositary who have advised that the record date for
the American Depositary Receipts which evidence the undernoted American
Depositary Shares is 14 March 2008.
Series
Dividend payable per share
Series U*
US$3,735.00
* from date of issue, 4 October 2007
DIVIDEND ON SERIES 1 NON-CUMULATIVE CONVERTIBLE DOLLAR PREFERENCE SHARES OF
US$0.01 FOR THE SIX MONTHS TO 31 MARCH 2008
The Directors have declared the specified dividend on the undernoted series of
non-cumulative convertible dollar preference shares, all of which are
represented by American Depositary Shares, for the six months to 31 March 2008.
The dividends will be paid on 31 March 2008 at the undernoted rate to holders on
the register at the close of business on 14 March 2008. As at the date of this
announcement all of the undernoted non-cumulative dollar preference shares are
held by The Bank of New York, N.A. as Depositary who have advised that the
record date for the American Depositary Receipts which evidence the undernoted
American Depositary Shares is 14 March 2008.
Series
Dividend payable per share
Series 1
US$45.59
22 February 2008
End
Enclosure 2
FORM 38.5(b)
DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS
WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUS
BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
(Rule 38.5(b) of the Takeover Code)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of exempt principal trader |
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc (a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc) |
Company dealt in |
Resolution plc |
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) |
ORD GBP 0.05 |
Date of dealing |
22 February 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 2)
Long |
Short |
|
Number (%) |
Number (%) |
|
(1) Relevant securities |
2,200,000 (0.3205) |
0 (0.00) |
(2) Derivatives (other than options) |
||
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell |
||
Total |
2,200,000 (0.3205) |
0 (0.00) |
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 2)
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 2) |
Class of relevant security: |
Details |
3. DEALINGS (Note 3)
(a) Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale |
Number of securities |
Price per unit (Note 4) |
Purchase |
200,000 |
6.6600 GBP |
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, |
Long/short (Note 5) |
Number of securities (Note 6) |
Price per unit (Note 4) |
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name, |
Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc. |
Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 6) |
Exercise |
Type, e.g. American, European etc. |
Expiry |
Option money |
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. call option |
Number of securities |
Exercise price per unit (Note 4) |
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3)
Nature of transaction (Note 7)
Details |
Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 4) |
|
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. |
NONE |
Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO
Date of disclosure |
25 February 2008 |
Contact name |
Richard Hopkins |
Telephone number |
(020) 7714 4459 |
Name of offeree/offeror with which connected |
Impala Holdings Ltd (a subsidiary of Pearl Group Limited). |
Nature of connection (Note 9) |
ABN-AMRO is acting as Financial Advisor to Pearl Assurance Ltd (Pearl Group Ltd) regarding the potential bid for Resolution plc. ABN-AMRO is a subsidiary of RFS Holdings N.V. in which the Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc have a 38.3% interest. |
Notes
The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
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 |
Biffa Plc |
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) |
ORD GBP 0.10 |
Date of dealing |
22 February 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 |
5,977,376 |
(1.7084%) |
324,415 |
(0.0927%) |
(2) Derivatives (other than options) |
||||
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell |
0 |
(0.0%) |
0 |
(0.0%) |
Total |
5,977,376 |
(1.7084%) |
324,415 |
(0.0927%) |
(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 |
2,500,000 |
3.7050 GBP |
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, |
Long/short (Note 6) |
Number of securities (Note 7) |
Price per unit (Note 5) |
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name, |
Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc. |
Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 7) |
Exercise |
Type, e.g. American, European etc. |
Expiry date |
Option money |
(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 |
25 February 2008 |
Contact name |
Richard Hopkins |
Telephone number |
(020) 7714 4459 |
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 href="http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk"> www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
Enclosure 4
Company Announcement
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc
Employee Share Schemes
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc announces that it
has applied to the London Stock Exchange and the UK Listing Authority for a new block
listing of ordinary shares of 25 pence each. These shares are being allotted to trade on
the London Stock Exchange and to be admitted to the Official List upon allotment pursuant
to the Company’s obligations under the following employee share schemes:
(i) |
70,000,000 Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each in respect of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc 2007 Sharesave Plan; |
(ii) |
5,000,000 Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each in respect of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc 2007 Irish Sharesave Plan; |
(iii) |
20,000,000 Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each in respect of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc 2007 Executive Share Option Plan; |
(iv) |
50,000,000 Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each in respect of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc 1997 Sharesave Scheme; |
(v) |
30,000,000 Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each in respect of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc 1999 Executive Share Option Scheme; |
(vi) |
30,000,000 Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each in respect of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, Employee Share Ownership Plan . |
Participants in these employee share schemes have or
will become entitled to these new shares following the exercise of share options or
allocation of share awards. The shares will rank equally with the existing ordinary shares
of the Company. Application has been made for the 205,000,000 new shares to be admitted to
the Official List and approval of the block listing application is expected on 29 February
2008.
Further copies of this announcement are available at the Company’s offices at RBS
Gogarburn, Edinburgh and at the Company Announcements Department, The Stock
Exchange.
Enclosure 5
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 |
Biffa Plc |
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) |
ORD GBP 0.10 |
Date of dealing |
25 February 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 |
6,727,376 |
(1.9228%) |
324,415 |
(0.0927%) |
(2) Derivatives (other than options) |
||||
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell |
0 |
(0.0%) |
0 |
(0.0%) |
Total |
6,727,376 |
(1.9228%) |
324,415 |
(0.0927%) |
(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 |
750,000 |
3.4570 GBP |
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, |
Long/short (Note 6) |
Number of securities (Note 7) |
Price per unit (Note 5) |
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name, |
Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc. |
Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 7) |
Exercise |
Type, e.g. American, European etc. |
Expiry date |
Option money |
(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 |
26 February 2008 |
Contact name |
Richard Hopkins |
Telephone number |
(020) 7714 4459 |
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
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized.
Date: 28 February 2008
THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND GROUP plc (Registrant) |
By: | /s/ A N Taylor |
Name: Title: |
A N Taylor Head of Group Secretariat |