IWF And Share Change For Royal Bank Of Scotland Group In The S&P European Indices

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350, S&P United Kingdom and S&P Global 1200 indices, effective after the close of trading on Monday, 08 December 2008:

• Royal Bank of Scotland Group (United Kingdom, SEDOL: 0754783, GICS: Financials, GICS Code: 40101010), a member of the S&P Europe 350, S&P United Kingdom and S&P Global 1200 indices, shares will increase to 39,455,725,809 following the Result of Placing and Open Offer announced by RBS on 28 November 2008.
  
  The IWF will change to 0.421 as a result of the HM Treasury now owning 57.9% of the ordinary share capital of RBS.