RBS.L Regulatory News (RBS)

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc

2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

x

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii

The Solicitor for the affairs of Her Majesty's Treasury

4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv

5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v

31 January 2013

6. Date on which issuer notified:

1 February 2013

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii

Crossed percentage threshold of 65%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB00B7T77214

3,964,483,519

15,857,934,076

3,964,483,519

15,857,934,076

65.28%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate xiii

Exercise/Conversion Period xiv

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Series 1 class B shares

£5.00 (subject to adjustment)

-

Anytime

Up to 20,400,000,000 (depending on extent of conversion into ordinary shares)

Nominal

Delta

Up to 45.65%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

36,257,934,076

81.13%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

UKFI Financial Investments Limited, a company wholly-owned by Her Majesty's Treasury, is entitled to exercise control over the voting rights which are the subject of this notification (pursuant to certain management arrangements agreed with Her Majesty's Treasury).

The solicitor for the affairs of Her Majesty's Treasury is acting as nominee for Her Majesty's Treasury.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

Vicky Malpus, UKFI

15. Contact telephone number:

+44 (0)207 070 5942

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in share

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name

(including legal form of legal entities)

The Solicitor for the affairs of Her Majesty's Treasury

Contact address

(registered office for legal entities)

One Kemble Street, London, WC2B 4TS

Phone number & email

c/o Vicky Malpus; vicky.malpus@ukfi.co.uk;

0207 070 5942

Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

Vicky Malpus

Contact address

UKFI, 1a Cockspur Street, London SW1Y 5BG

Phone number & email

vicky.malpus@ukfi.co.uk; 0207 070 5942

Other useful information

(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

UKFI holds power of attorney to act in TSol's name and on its behalf in connection with all meetings of shareholders held by The Royal Bank of Scotland Group

C: Additional information

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.