Engage Xr Regulatory News (EXR)

7 May 2008 13:54

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC07 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 Expro International Group plc Class of relevant security to which the dealings being ORD GBP 0.10disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 06 May 2008 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevantsecurity dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 1,263,481 (1.1440%) 50,364 (0.0456%) (2) Derivatives (other thanoptions) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) (3) Options and agreements topurchase/sell 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) Total 1,263,481 (1.1440%) 50,364 (0.0456%) (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, otherthan 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 663 15.1094 GBPPurchase 250,000 15.2230 GBPSale 331 15.1000 GBPSale 663 15.1094 GBPSale 39 15.1100 GBPSale 293 15.1200 GBP (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)Product Long/short (Note Number of securities (Note Price per unit (Notename, 6) 7) 5)e.g. CFD (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varyingProduct Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Optionname, selling, securities to American, money purchasing, which the option European varying etc. relates (Note 7) etc.e.g. price date paid/call receivedoption per unit (Note 5) (ii) ExercisingProduct name, e.g. call Number of Exercise price per unit (Noteoption securities 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 persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES/NO Date of disclosure 07 May 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 atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange