Retail Briefing Presentation

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC 19 October 2000 THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND RETAIL BRIEFING As part of an ongoing programme announced in April 2000, investors will today be given a briefing on the Royal Bank of Scotland Group's Retail Banking businesses. Fred Goodwin, Group Chief Executive said 'Good progress is being made on integrating the two banks and we remain on target to deliver on the promises made to the market. Today's presentation, together with our presentation on Corporate Banking and Financial Markets, scheduled for 8 November 2000, should hopefully enable investors to better appreciate the scale of the new Group, and the range of opportunities available to us'. The briefing will take place today at UBS Warburgs, 1 Finsbury Avenue, London at 10.30a.m. From 4.30p.m. GMT anyone interested in viewing the briefing should log onto our website http://www.rbs.co.uk or request a CD of the meeting from Group Communications on 0131 523 4426.
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