New York Menlo Park Washington DC São Paulo London Paris Madrid Tokyo Beijing Hong Kong Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP 450 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10017 212 450 xxxx tel 212 450 xxxx faxRoyal Bank of Scotland Group PLC • May 31st, 2012 • Commercial banks, nec
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, a public limited company incorporated and registered in Scotland (the “Issuer”), and The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, a public limited company incorporated and registered in Scotland (the “Guarantor”), have filed a registration statement on Form F-3, File No. 333-162219 (the “Registration Statement”), for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), securities (the “Shelf Securities”) to be issued from time to time by the Issuer and the Guarantor. The Shelf Securities include the notes identified in Annex A attached hereto (the “Notes”), which are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Guarantor (the “Guarantees,” and together with the Notes, the “Securities”). The Securities have been issued, or are to be issued, pursuant to the Amended and Restated Indenture dated as of August 13, 2010 among the Issuer, the Guarantor, and The Bank of New York Mellon, acting through its London Branch (the “Ori
