UK intra-Group capital & liquidity arrangements

Royal Bank of Scotland Group

1 November 2018

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc - changes to the UK intra-Group capital and liquidity arrangements

Further to previous announcements on its restructuring activity in response to the UK ring-fencing legislation, The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc ('RBSG' and, together with its subsidiaries, 'RBS Group') is today announcing changes to the management of capital and liquidity within the RBS Group.

The RBS Group's major UK entities are parties to a legally binding Capital Support Deed ('CSD') and a Domestic Liquidity Sub-Group Arrangement ('DoLSub'). The CSD and the DoLSub are intra-group capital and liquidity support agreements that secure certain regulatory permissions authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority ('PRA').

To support its new ring-fenced structure, the RBS Group has sought revised regulatory permissions from the PRA which become effective today, and is therefore restructuring its CSD and the DoLSub arrangements in line with previous disclosure.

As of the date of this announcement, NatWest Markets Plc holds and manages its own liquidity portfolio and has a separate CSD (the 'Non-Ring-Fence Entities CSD') for its UK entities outside the ring-fence; this CSD includes NatWest Markets Plc (the only UK bank entity outside the ring-fence) and certain non-bank UK subsidiaries of NatWest Markets Plc and will facilitate capital support among the participating entities in the NatWest Markets group (NatWest Markets Plc and its subsidiaries).

The RFB sub-group CSD, within NatWest Holdings plc, now includes the four UK RFB sub-group banks (National Westminster Bank Plc, The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, Coutts & Company and Ulster Bank Limited) together with certain material non-bank UK subsidiaries. To preserve its independence as the ultimate parent company, RBSG is no longer a party to either the RFB sub-group CSD or the Non-Ring-Fence Entities CSD.

For Further Information Contact:

RBS Investor Relations

Matt Waymark

Head of Investor Relations

+44 (0) 20 7672 1758

Paul PybusHead of Debt Investor Relations+44 (0) 20 7678 1153

RBS Media Relations

+44 (0) 13 1523 4205

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