Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc : - Additional Block Listing

Company Announcement

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc

Additional Block Listing

4 March 2013

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc announces that it has applied to the London Stock Exchange and the UK Listing Authority for a block listing of 50,000,000 ordinary shares of 100 pence each to be admitted to the Official List.  It is anticipated that these shares will be admitted on 6 March 2013.  

These shares will be allotted pursuant to the Company's obligations under the following employee share plans:

i)          15,000,000 ordinary shares of 100 pence each in respect of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc 2010 Deferral Plan;

ii)         20,000,000 ordinary shares of 100 pence each in respect of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc Long Term Incentive Plan;

iii)         10,000,000 ordinary shares of 100 pence each in respect of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc 2007 Executive Share Option Plan; and

iv)        5,000,000 ordinary shares of 100 pence each in respect of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc 2007 Sharesave Plan.

Participants in these employee share plans 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.