Market announcement RBS N.V. to RBS plc
Further step in proposed transfers of a substantial part of the business activities of RBS N.V. to RBS plc: Dutch Scheme.
The Boards of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (RBSG), The Royal Bank of Scotland plc (RBS plc), RBS Holdings N.V.1, The Royal Bank of Scotland N.V.2 (RBS N.V.) and RBS II B.V. announce that (1) RBS N.V. (as the demerging company) and RBS II B.V. (as the acquiring company) have today filed a proposal with the Dutch Trade Register for a legal demerger and (2) following a preliminary hearing at the Court of Session in Scotland, RBS plc and RBS II B.V. have today made filings with Companies House in the UK and the Dutch Trade Register respectively for a proposed cross-border merger of RBS II B.V. into RBS plc (together with the proposal for the legal demerger, the "Proposals"). 26 March 2012.
