Blueprint
 
FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
 
 
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
 
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
For the month of May 2018
Commission File Number: 001-10306
 
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc
 
RBS, Gogarburn, PO Box 1000
Edinburgh EH12 1HQ
 
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
 
Form 20-F X Form 40-F ___
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):_________
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):_________
 
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
Yes ___ No X
 
If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- ________
 
 
 
 
The following information was issued as Company announcements in London, England and is furnished pursuant to General Instruction B to the General Instructions to Form 6-K: 
 
 
 
 
 
Exhibit No. 1
Director/PDMR Shareholding dated 01 May 2018
Exhibit No. 2
Publication of Suppl.Prospcts dated 01 May 2018
Exhibit No. 3
RBS notes credit ratings action by Fitch Ratings dated 01 May 2018
Exhibit No. 4
Publication of Suppl.Prospcts dated 11 May 2018
Exhibit No. 5
Director/PDMR Shareholding dated 14 May 2018
Exhibit No. 6
Publication of Suppl.Prospcts dated 18 May 2018
Exhibit No. 7
Director/PDMR Shareholding dated 31 May 2018
Exhibit No. 8
RBS notes credit rating actions by Standard&Poor’s dated 31 May 2018
Exhibit No. 9
Total Voting Rights dated 31 May 2018
 
 
 
Exhibit No. 1
 
 
1 May 2018
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc
 
 
INITIAL NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTION OF PERSON DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY ("PDMR") IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 19 OF THE EU MARKET ABUSE REGULATION 596/2014
 
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (the "Company") announces that Mike Rogers, a Non-executive director of the Company, purchased 20,000 Ordinary shares of £1 each (ISIN: GB00B7T77214) in the Company on 30 April 2018 at a price of £2.695 per share. 
 
The transaction took place on the London Stock Exchange (XLON). 
 
 
Legal Entity Identifier: 2138005O9XJIJN4JPN90
 
 
For further information contact:-
 
RBS Investor Relations
Alexander Holcroft
Head of Equity Investor Relations
+44 20 7672 1758
 
RBS Media Relations 
+44(0)131 523 4205
 
 
 
Exhibit No. 2
 
 
Publication of Supplementary Prospectus
 
The following supplementary prospectus has been approved by the UK Listing Authority and is available for viewing:
 
Supplementary Prospectus to The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc and NatWest Markets Plc (formerly known as The Royal Bank of Scotland plc) £90,000,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme dated 1 May 2018.
 
To view the full document, please paste the following URL into the address bar of your browser:
 
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/8069M_1-2018-5-1.pdf
 
A copy of the above Supplementary Prospectus has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do.
 
For further information, please contact:
 
Scott Forrest
Head of RBS Debt Capital Markets & Capital Strategy
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7678 5313   
 
 
DISCLAIMER - INTENDED ADDRESSEES
 
Please note that the information contained in the Supplementary Prospectus (and the Prospectus to which it relates) may be addressed to and/or targeted at persons who are residents of particular countries (specified in the Prospectus) 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 Prospectus and the Supplementary Prospectus is not addressed. Prior to relying on the information contained in the Prospectus and the Supplementary Prospectus you must ascertain from the Prospectus whether or not you are part of the intended addressees of the information contained therein.
 
Your right to access this service is conditional upon complying with the above requirement.
 
 
 
Legal Entity Identifiers:  2138005O9XJIJN4JPN90 /  RR3QWICWWIPCS8A4S074
 
 
 
Exhibit No. 3
 
 
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc
 
 
01 May 2018
 
 
RBS notes credit ratings action by Fitch Ratings
 
 
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc ("RBS") notes the decision by the credit rating agency Fitch Ratings to, among others:
 
 
●   
Upgrade the Long-Term Issuer Default Ratings of National Westminster Bank Plc and Ulster Bank Limited to A- (from BBB+/Watch Positive).
 
 
●   
Affirm the Long-Term Issuer Default Rating of NatWest Markets Plc (previously named The Royal Bank of Scotland plc) at BBB+.
 
●   
Assign final Long-Term Issuer Default Ratings to The Royal Bank of Scotland plc (previously named Adam & Company Plc) of A- and Short-Term Issuer Default Ratings of F2, in line with the expected ratings assigned in September 2017.
●   
The ratings of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc and the group's other rated subsidiaries were not affected by Fitch's rating action. The Outlooks on all group entities are Stable.
 
The upgrades of National Westminster Bank Plc and The Royal Bank of Scotland plc (which will become the two main ring-fenced banks within the group) reflect Fitch's view that external senior creditors are protected by a sufficient buffer of qualifying junior debt, consisting of additional tier 1 and tier 2 debt, in the case of the banks' failure. NatWest Markets ratings "will likely be driven by institutional support from its parent, RBSG, and will likely be equalised with its parent's to reflect the subsidiary's core and integral role in the group."
 
Fitch summary credit ratings:
Entity
Long term rating
Short term rating
Status post-Ringfencing
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc
BBB+
F2
Holding Company
National Westminster Bank Plc
A-
F2
Ring-fenced bank
Ulster Bank Limited
A-
F2
Ring-fenced bank
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc (previously Adam & Company Plc)                              
A-
F2
Ring-fenced bank
NatWest Markets Plc (previously The Royal Bank of Scotland plc)
BBB+
P-2
Non Ring-fenced bank
 
For further information please Contact:
 
 
Paul Pybus
Head of Debt Investor Relations
+44 (0) 20 7678 1153
 
 
RBS Media Relations:
+44 (0) 13 1523 4205
 
 
 
Forward-looking statements
 
 
This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including (but not limited to) those related to RBS and its subsidiaries' regulatory capital position and requirements, financial position, future pension funding and contribution requirements, ongoing litigation and regulatory investigations, profitability and financial performance (including financial performance targets), structural reform and the implementation of the UK ring-fencing regime, the implementation of RBS's restructuring and transformation programme, impairment losses and credit exposures under certain specified scenarios, increasing competition from new incumbents and disruptive technologies and RBS's exposure to political risks, operational risk, conduct risk, cyber and IT risk and credit rating risk. In addition, forward-looking statements may include, without limitation, the words 'expect', 'estimate', 'project', 'anticipate', 'commit', 'believe', 'should', 'intend', 'plan', 'could', 'probability', 'risk', 'Value-at-Risk (VaR)', 'target', 'goal', 'objective', 'may', 'endeavour', 'outlook', 'optimistic', 'prospects' and similar expressions or variations on these expressions. These statements concern or may affect future matters, such as RBS's future economic results, business plans and current strategies. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that might cause actual results and performance to differ materially from any expected future results or performance expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to differences in current expectations include, but are not limited to, legislative, political, fiscal and regulatory developments, accounting standards, competitive conditions, technological developments, interest and exchange rate fluctuations and general economic conditions. These and other factors, risks and uncertainties that may impact any forward-looking statement or RBS's actual results are discussed in RBS's UK 2017 Annual Report and Accounts (ARA) and other materials filed with, or furnished to, the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements contained in this announcement speak only as of the date of this announcement and RBS does not assume or undertake any obligation or responsibility to update any of the forward-looking statements contained in this announcement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent legally required.
 
 
Legal Entity Identifier
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc
2138005O9XJIJN4JPN90
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc
549300WHU4EIHRP28H10
National Westminster Bank Plc
213800IBT39XQ9C4CP71
NatWest Markets Plc
RR3QWICWWIPCS8A4S074
Ulster Bank Limited
213800BZ9V4RRA2IRN26
 
 
 
 
Exhibit No. 4
 
 
Publication of Supplementary Prospectus
 
The following supplementary prospectus has been approved by the UK Listing Authority and is available for viewing:
 
Supplementary Prospectus to The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc and NatWest Markets Plc (formerly known as The Royal Bank of Scotland plc) £90,000,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme dated 11 May 2018.
 
To view the full document, please paste the following URL into the address bar of your browser:
 
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/8653N_-2018-5-11.pdf
 
A copy of the above Supplementary Prospectus has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do.
 
For further information, please contact:
 
Scott Forrest
Head of RBS Debt Capital Markets & Capital Strategy
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7678 5313   
 
 
DISCLAIMER - INTENDED ADDRESSEES
 
Please note that the information contained in the Supplementary Prospectus (and the Prospectus to which it relates) may be addressed to and/or targeted at persons who are residents of particular countries (specified in the Prospectus) 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 Prospectus and the Supplementary Prospectus is not addressed. Prior to relying on the information contained in the Prospectus and the Supplementary Prospectus you must ascertain from the Prospectus whether or not you are part of the intended addressees of the information contained therein.
 
Your right to access this service is conditional upon complying with the above requirement.
 
 
 
Legal Entity Identifiers:  2138005O9XJIJN4JPN90 /  RR3QWICWWIPCS8A4S074
 
 
 
 
Exhibit No. 5
 
 
14 May 2018
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc
 
 
INITIAL NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY ("PDMRs") IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 19 OF THE EU MARKET ABUSE REGULATION 596/2014
 
1.   The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (the "Company") announces that ordinary shares of £1 each in the Company ("Shares") (ISIN: GB00B7T77214) were delivered to PDMRs on 11 May 2018, as set out below. 
 
The Shares delivered represent payment of a fixed share allowance for the six month period ending 30 June 2018 and have been calculated using a share price of £2.7064.
 
The number of Shares delivered, the number of Shares withheld to meet associated tax liabilities and the number of Shares retained by each PDMR is as follows:-
 
Name of PDMR
No. of Shares delivered
No. of Shares withheld to satisfy associated tax liability
No. of Shares retained
Mark Bailie
73,899
34,733
39,166
Helen Cook
20,207
9,498
10,709
Chris Marks
83,137
39,075
44,062
Les Matheson
55,425
26,604
28,821
Ross McEwan
184,748
86,832
97,916
Simon McNamara
60,043
28,821
31,222
Alison Rose
71,590
33,648
37,942
David Stephen
64,662
30,392
34,270
Ewen Stevenson
147,798
69,466
78,332
David Wheldon
20,785
9,769
11,016
 
The above transactions took place outside of a trading venue.  The market price used to determine the number of Shares withheld to meet associated tax liabilities was £2.941.  Shares retained after payment of associated tax liabilities will be held on behalf of PDMRs in the Computershare Retained Share Nominee account and will be released in instalments over a three year period.
 
2.   The Company announces that on 11 May 2018 Ross McEwan, transferred 27,602 Shares to charity for nil consideration.  The transfer is in line with the commitments Mr McEwan made in February 2015 and February 2016 to transfer all of his 2015 fixed share allowance and half of his 2016 fixed share allowance to charity.  Following the transfer to charity, Mr McEwan has relinquished all legal and beneficial rights to such Shares.  The transfer took place outside of a trading venue.
 
Legal Entity Identifier: 2138005O9XJIJN4JPN90
 
For further information contact:-
 
RBS Investor Relations
Alexander Holcroft
Head of Equity Investor Relations
+44 20 7672 1758
 
RBS Media Relations  
+44(0)131 523 4205
 

 
Exhibit No. 6
 
 
Publication of Supplementary Prospectus
 
The following supplementary prospectus has been approved by the UK Listing Authority and is available for viewing:
 
Supplementary Prospectus to The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc and NatWest Markets Plc (formerly known as The Royal Bank of Scotland plc) £90,000,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme dated 18 May 2018.
 
To view the full document, please paste the following URL into the address bar of your browser:
 
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/6048O_-2018-5-18.pdf
 
A copy of the above Supplementary Prospectus has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do.
 
For further information, please contact:
 
Scott Forrest
Head of RBS Debt Capital Markets & Capital Strategy
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7678 5313   
 
 
DISCLAIMER - INTENDED ADDRESSEES
 
Please note that the information contained in the Supplementary Prospectus (and the Prospectus to which it relates) may be addressed to and/or targeted at persons who are residents of particular countries (specified in the Prospectus) 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 Prospectus and the Supplementary Prospectus is not addressed. Prior to relying on the information contained in the Prospectus and the Supplementary Prospectus you must ascertain from the Prospectus whether or not you are part of the intended addressees of the information contained therein.
 
Your right to access this service is conditional upon complying with the above requirement.
 
 
 
Legal Entity Identifiers:  2138005O9XJIJN4JPN90 /  RR3QWICWWIPCS8A4S074
 
 
 
 
Exhibit No. 7
 
 
31 May 2018
 
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc
 
 
INITIAL NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF PERSON DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY ("PDMR") IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 19 OF THE EU MARKET ABUSE REGULATION 596/2014
 
The Company was notified on 29 May 2018 that the trustee of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc Buy As You Earn Share Plan (the "Plan") purchased ordinary shares of £1 each in the Company ("Shares") (ISIN: GB00B7T77214) on that date on behalf of the PDMR named below as a participant in the Plan. 
 
 
PDMR
 
Position of PDMR
No. of Shares purchased
 
Purchase price
Chris Marks
Chief Executive, NatWest Markets Plc
52
£2.86
 
 
The transaction took place on the London Stock Exchange (XLON).
 
 
For further information contact:-
 
RBS Investor Relations
Alexander Holcroft
Head of Equity Investor Relations
+44 20 7672 1758
 
RBS Media Relations  
+44(0)131 523 4205
 
 
 
Legal Entity Identifier:
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc - 2138005O9XJIJN4JPN90
NatWest Markets Plc - RR3QWICWWIPCS8A4S074
 
 
 
 
Exhibit No. 8
 
 
RBS notes credit rating actions by Standard & Poor's
 
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc
 
 
31 May 2018
 
 
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc ("RBS") notes the decision by the credit rating agency Standard & Poor's ("S&P") to amend a number of ratings across the group, including to:
 
 
-           Upgrade the long-term ratings of National Westminster Bank Plc (NatWest), The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) plc and Ulster Bank Limited (UBL) to A- (from BBB+), which S&P consider to be "core ".
 
 
-           Upgrade the long-term ratings of The Royal Bank of Scotland International Limited (RBSI) and Ulster Bank Ireland DAC (UBIDAC) to BBB+ (from BBB), which S&P consider to be "highly strategic".
 
 
-           Affirm the long-term ratings of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (RBSG)'s at BBB- and NatWest Markets Plc, NatWest Markets N.V. and NatWest Markets Securities Inc. senior unsecured debt ratings at BBB+, which S&P views now as "highly strategic".
 
 
-           Affirm all short term operating entities ratings assigned to group entities at A-2 and The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc's short term rating at A-3.
 
 
-           Assign RBSG and all group entities a Positive Outlook 
 
 
The upgrade reflects S&P's view that RBS group's shift to a simpler, more U.K.-centric retail and commercial banking operations, will yield more consistent statutory profit. The May 2018 agreement in principle with the U.S. Department of Justice to settle legacy litigation related to RMBS "eliminates the largest litigation risk to RBS' solvency". The positive outlook on all group entities indicates "the potential for a further upgrade, since [S&P] believes the bank's risk profile, notably asset quality, and risks to its capitalization are gradually converging toward those of RBS' U.K. peers."
 
 
S&P's summary credit ratings:
Entity
 
Long term rating
 
Short term rating
 
Outlook
 
Status post-Ringfencing
 
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc
 
BBB-
 
A-3
 
Positive
 
Holding Company
 
National Westminster Bank Plc
 
A-
 
A-2
 
Positive
Ring-fenced bank
 
Ulster Bank Limited
 
A-
 
A-2
 
Positive
Ring-fenced bank
 
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc
 
A-
 
A-2
 
Positive
Ring-fenced bank
 
Ulster Bank Ireland DAC
 
BBB+
 
A-2
 
Positive
Ring-fenced bank
 
NatWest Markets Plc
 
BBB+
 
A-2
 
Positive
Non Ring-fenced bank
 
NatWest Markets N.V.
 
BBB+
 
A-2
 
Positive
Outside the ring-fence
 
NatWest Markets Securities Inc.
 
BBB+
 
A.2
 
Positive
Outside the ring-fence
 
The Royal Bank of Scotland International Limited
 
BBB+
 
A-2
 
Positive
Outside the ring-fence
 
 
For further information please contact:
 
Paul Pybus
 
Head of Debt Investor Relations
 
+44 (0) 20 7678 1153
 
 
RBS Media Relations:
 
+44 (0) 13 1523 4205
 
 
Forward-looking statements
 
 
This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including (but not limited to) those related to RBS and its subsidiaries' regulatory capital position and requirements, financial position, future pension funding and contribution requirements, ongoing litigation and regulatory investigations, profitability and financial performance (including financial performance targets), structural reform and the implementation of the UK ring-fencing regime, the implementation of RBS's restructuring and transformation programme, impairment losses and credit exposures under certain specified scenarios, increasing competition from new incumbents and disruptive technologies and RBS's exposure to political risks, operational risk, conduct risk, cyber and IT risk and credit rating risk. In addition, forward-looking statements may include, without limitation, the words 'expect', 'estimate', 'project', 'anticipate', 'commit', 'believe', 'should', 'intend', 'plan', 'could', 'probability', 'risk', 'Value-at-Risk (VaR)', 'target', 'goal', 'objective', 'may', 'endeavour', 'outlook', 'optimistic', 'prospects' and similar expressions or variations on these expressions. These statements concern or may affect future matters, such as RBS's future economic results, business plans and current strategies. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that might cause actual results and performance to differ materially from any expected future results or performance expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to differences in current expectations include, but are not limited to, legislative, political, fiscal and regulatory developments, accounting standards, competitive conditions, technological developments, interest and exchange rate fluctuations and general economic conditions. These and other factors, risks and uncertainties that may impact any forward-looking statement or RBS's actual results are discussed in RBS's UK 2017 Annual Report and Accounts (ARA) and other materials filed with, or furnished to, the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements contained in this announcement speak only as of the date of this announcement and RBS does not assume or undertake any obligation or responsibility to update any of the forward-looking statements contained in this announcement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent legally required.
 
Legal Entity Identifier
 
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc
2138005O9XJIJN4JPN90
 
National Westminster Bank Plc
213800IBT39XQ9C4CP71
 
Ulster Bank Limited
213800BZ9V4RRA2IRN26
 
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc
549300WHU4EIHRP28H10
 
Ulster Bank Ireland DAC
635400KQIMALJ4XLAD78
 
NatWest Markets Plc
RR3QWICWWIPCS8A4S074
 
NatWest Markets N.V.
X3CZP3CK64YBHON1LE12
 
NatWest Markets Securities Inc.
ZE2ZWJ5BTIQJ8M0C6K34
 
The Royal Bank of Scotland International Limited
21380078CCZSEEIIKA41
 
 

 
Exhibit No. 9
 
 
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc
Total Voting Rights - Conformity with the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules
 
In conformity with the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules, The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc ('RBSG') hereby notifies the following in respect of its issued share capital with voting rights as at 31 May 2018:-
 
Share Class and nominal value
Number of Shares issued
Voting rights per share
Total Voting rights -
31 May 2018
Ordinary shares of £1
12,027,319,710
4
48,109,278,840
11% Cumulative Preference Shares of £1
500,000
4
2,000,000
5.5% Cumulative Preference Shares of £1
400,000
4
1,600,000
 Total:
12,028,219,710
 
48,112,878,840
 
of which none are held in Treasury.
 
Shareholders may use the above figures for their calculations to determine whether they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
 
 
 
Legal Entity Identifier: 2138005O9XJIJN4JPN90     
 

 
 
 
 
Date: 31 May 2018
 
 
 
 
 
THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND GROUP plc (Registrant)
 
 
 
By: /s/ Jan Cargill
 
 
 
Name: Jan Cargill
 
Title: Deputy Secretary