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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 April 24, 2017
 
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 ___
 
 
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):_________

 
 
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):_________

 
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
Yes ___ No X

 
 
 
If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- ________

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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: 
 
 
 
 
 
24 April 2017
 
 
Allotment and Issue of New Ordinary Shares
 
 
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (the "Company") announces the allotment and issue of 33,376,695 new ordinary shares (the "New Ordinary Shares") of the Company at a subscription price of 239.6882 pence per New Ordinary Share. The shares have been sold in the market. The subscription price was determined by reference to the average market price during a period since the Company's Full Year 2016 results on 24 February 2017.
 
 
The shares being issued are for the purposes of partly neutralising the impact of 2017 coupon payments on discretionary hybrid capital from a Common Equity Tier 1 capital perspective, as explained in the Company's Full Year 2016 results announcements.
 
 
Based on this subscription price, the gross proceeds of the issue are £80 million. The New Ordinary Shares being issued represent an increase of approximately 0.28% per cent in the Company's current issued ordinary shares. The New Ordinary Shares will, when issued, be credited as fully paid and rank pari passu in all respects with the existing ordinary shares of the Company.
 
 
Applications will be made for admission of the New Ordinary Shares to the premium listing segment of the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading (together "Admission") on (i) the main market of the London Stock Exchange and (ii) the New York Stock Exchange ("the NYSE"). American Depositary Shares ("ADS") will also be listed with the NYSE in addition to the New Ordinary Shares underlying the ADSs. It is expected that Admission will take place at 8.00 a.m. on 28 April 2017.
 
 
For further information, please contact:
 
 
RBS Investor Relations
Matthew Richardson
Head of Fixed Income Investor Relations
+44 20 7678 1800
 
 
RBS Media Relations
+44 131 523 4205
 
 
Legal Entity Identifier: 2138005O9XJIJN4JPN90
 
 
 
Date: 24 April 2017
 
 
This press release is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy the New Ordinary Shares, and shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a sale of, the New Ordinary Shares in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful. The New Ordinary Shares have not been, and will not be, registered under the US Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. There will be no public offer of the New Ordinary Shares in the United States. The New Ordinary Shares have not been approved or disapproved by the US Securities and Exchange Commission, any state securities commission in the United States or any other US regulatory authority. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offence in the United States.
 
 
 
THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND GROUP plc (Registrant)
 
 
 
By: /s/ Jan Cargill
 
 
 
Name: Jan Cargill
 
Title: Deputy Secretary