Royal Bank of Scotland : Citizens Financial Group, Inc. Q3 2014 Results

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc

Citizens Q3 2014 Results

27 October 2014

Citizens Financial Group, Inc. ("CFG"), a subsidiary of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc ("RBS"), has today released its results for the period ending 30 September 2014 at 07:00 EDT.

These results and accompanying slides are available via http://www.citizensbank.com/investor-relations

CFG management will host a live conference call at 08:30 EDT. Individuals may call in by dialling (+1) 844-216-1659, conference ID 1646016.

The live webcast of the conference call will be available via http://www.citizensbank.com/investor-relations.

CFG commenced trading on the New York Stock Exchange on 24 September 2014. As at close of business on 24 October 2014, RBS owned 70.5% of the common equity of CFG.

RBS will release its results for the nine months ending 30 September 2014 on 31 October at 07:00 UK time.

For further information:

RBS Investor Relations

Richard O'Connor

Head of Investor Relations

+44 (0) 20 7672 1758

Citizens Investor Relations

Ellen A. Taylor

Head of Investor Relations

+1 203 897 4240

RBS Media Relations

+44 (0) 131 523 4205

This release contains 'forward-looking statements' as that term is defined in the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as statements that include the words 'expect', 'estimate', 'project', 'anticipate', 'believes', 'should', 'intend', 'plan', 'could', 'probability', 'risk', 'Value-at-Risk (VaR)', 'target', 'goal', 'objective', 'will', 'endeavour', 'outlook', 'optimistic', 'prospects' and similar expressions or variations on such expressions or by the forward looking nature of discussions of strategy, plans, targets and intentions. . These statements are based on current plans, estimates and projections, and are subject to inherent risks, uncertainties and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from the future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained in this release speak only as of the date of this announcement, and RBS does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. The information, statements and opinions contained in this document do not constitute a public offer under any applicable legislation or an offer to sell or solicitation of any offer to buy any securities or financial instruments or any advice or recommendation with respect to such securities or other financial instruments.

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