Notices of Redemption

Notices of Redemption

RBS Capital Trust C (the "Trust")andThe Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (the "Bank")(collectively, the "Issuers")

The holders of the following securities (the "Securities") have been notified by the Issuers of the upcoming redemption of the Securities on 12 July 2016:

A. the EUR500,000,000 Fixed/Floating Rate Non-cumulative Trust Preferred Securities issued by the Trust pursuant to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust dated 12 December 2005 of the Trust (the "Declaration of Trust") (ISIN Code: XS0237530497) (the "TPS"); and

B. the EUR500,001,000 Fixed/Floating Rate Callable Subordinated Notes due 2046 issued by the Bank pursuant to the Trust Deed dated 12 December 2005 (ISIN Code: XS0237892723) (the "Subordinated Notes").

As a result of previous public tender offers for the TPSs, the Bank already holds EUR333,621,000 of the TPS.

The Bank has elected to redeem the Securities on 12 July 2016 in accordance with the Conditions of the Subordinated Notes. The TPS are being redeemed, pursuant to Section 8.3 of the Declaration of Trust, as a result of the Partnership exercising its rights to redeem all of the Partnership Preferred Securities under Section 5.3.5(ii) of the Partnership Agreement. Terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning given to them in the relevant notice of redemption or, if not defined therein, the meaning given to them in the Declaration of Trust and the Partnership Agreement. The Issuers have sent the notices to the holders pursuant to the terms of the Securities. To view the notices, please click on the links below.

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/8066X_-2016-5-10.pdf

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/8066X_1-2016-5-10.pdf

For further information, please contact:

RBS Investor Relations:

Matthew Richardson

Head of Fixed Income Investor Relations

+44 20 7678 1800