Royal Bank of Scotland : Article 8 Notification

7 October 2014

ARTICLE 8 NOTIFICATIONS

The Royal Bank of Scotland plc (the "Issuer")

This notice relates to the following securities (the "Securities ") amended by the Issuer on 7 October 2014 under its Exercisable Certificates/Warrants and Redeemable Certificates Base Prospectus dated 1 April 2011 relating to the Issuer's Certificate and Warrant Programme dated 23 September 2010 and as supplemented from time to time (the "Base Prospectus ") :

The Issuer has filed the notification pursuant to Article 8 of the Prospectus Directive in respect of the Securities.  To view the notification, please click on the links below.

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/6985T_-2014-10-7.pdf

For further information, please contact:

Investor Relations

+44 20 7672 1758

http://www.investors.rbs.com/

DISCLAIMER - INTENDED ADDRESSEES

Please note that the information contained in the Base Prospectus and the final terms dated 23 May 2011, as amended and restated on 7 October 2014 (the "Final Terms ") may be addressed to and/or targeted at persons who are residents of particular countries (specified in the Base Prospectus, and/or the Final Terms) only and is not intended for use and should not be relied upon by any person outside these countries and/or to whom the offer contained in the Base Prospectus, and/or the Final Terms is not addressed. Prior to relying on the information contained in the Base Prospectus, and/or the Final Terms, you must ascertain from the Base Prospectus, and/or the Final Terms whether or not you are part of the intended addressees of the information contained therein.

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