Publication of Prospectus

Publication of Prospectus

The prospectus has been approved by the UK Listing Authority and is available for viewing:

Prospectus relating to The Royal Bank of Scotland plc and The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc £90,000,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme dated 7 March 2016.

To view the full document, please paste the following URL into the address bar of your browser:

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/2890R_-2016-3-7.pdfA copy of the above Prospectus has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do.

For further information, please contact:

Matthew RichardsonDebt Investor Relations

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc

280 BishopsgateLondon EC2M 4RB

TEL: +44 20 7678 1800

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