Home Member State Confirmations

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc

Home Member State Confirmations

For the purposes of Disclosure and Transparency Rule 6.4.1R, the Home Member State of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, The Royal Bank of Scotland plc and National Westminster Bank Plc is the United Kingdom.

For the purposes of the Dutch Wet Financieel Toezicht (Dutch Act on Financial Supervision), clause 5:25a, the Home Member State of The Royal Bank of Scotland N.V., RBS Capital Funding Trust V, RBS Capital Funding Trust VI and RBS Capital Funding Trust VII is the Netherlands.

For the purposes of the Transparency (Directive 2004/109/EC) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 277 of 2007) (as amended) the Home Member State of Ulster Bank Ireland Limited is Ireland.