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<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">As filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on September&nbsp;25, 2008</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Registration No.&nbsp;333-</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM&nbsp;S-8</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">THE
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND GROUP plc</font></b></p>

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  (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)</p>
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  <p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">None</font></b><br>
  (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</p>
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  <p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">RBS Gogarburn</font></b><br>
  <b>PO Box 1000</b><br>
  <b>Edinburgh EH12 1HQ</b><br>
  <b>United Kingdom</b><br>
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)</p>
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<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc 2007 Executive Share Option Plan<br>
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc Restricted Share Plan<br> </font></b>(Full Title of the Plan)</p>

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<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CT
Corporation System<br>
111 Eighth Avenue<br>
New York, NY 10011<br>
</font></b>(Name and Address of Agent for Service)</p>

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<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(212)&nbsp;894
8940</font></b></p>

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Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Copies of Communications to:</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Thomas B. Shropshire,&nbsp;Jr.</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Linklaters
LLP</font></p>

<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">One
Silk Street</font></p>

<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">London,
EC2Y 8HQ, United Kingdom<br>
011 44 20 7456 2000</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated
filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting
company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148;
and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Exchange Act.</font></p>

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  <p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Large
  accelerated filer</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">x</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="36%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:36.66%;">
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  filer&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font face="Wingdings">o</font></p>
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  <td width="37%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:37.78%;">
  <p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  filer</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font>&nbsp;(Do
  not check if a smaller reporting company)</p>
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  <p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="36%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:36.66%;">
  <p align="left" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .4in;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Smaller
  reporting company&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font face="Wingdings">o</font></p>
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REGISTRATION FEE</font></b></p>

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  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Title&nbsp;of&nbsp;Securities&nbsp;to&nbsp;Be<br>
  Registered</font></b></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="15%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Amount&nbsp;to&nbsp;Be<br>
  Registered&nbsp;(1)</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="15%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Proposed&nbsp;Maximum<br>
  Offering&nbsp;Price&nbsp;per<br>
  Share</font></b></p>
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  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="15%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Proposed&nbsp;Maximum<br>
  Aggregate&nbsp;Offering<br>
  Price</font></b></p>
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  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="15%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Amount&nbsp;of<br>
  Registration&nbsp;Fee</font></b></p>
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  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.94%;">
  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ordinary Shares of 25 pence
  each to be issued under the 2007 Executive Share Option Plan</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">11,854,125</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.12%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.88%;">
  <p align="right" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.44</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.0%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.12%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.88%;">
  <p align="right" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">64,486,440</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.0%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.12%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.88%;">
  <p align="right" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,534.32</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.94%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="28%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:28.06%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ordinary Shares of 25 pence
  each to be issued under the Restricted Share Plan</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">35,670,515</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.12%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.88%;">
  <p align="right" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.02</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.0%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.12%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.88%;">
  <p align="right" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">143,395,470</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.0%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.12%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.88%;">
  <p align="right" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5,635.44</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.94%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
 <tr>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.32%;">
  <p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.86%;">
  <p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="94%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:94.84%;">
  <p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant
  to Rule&nbsp;416(a)&nbsp;of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration
  Statement shall also cover any additional ordinary shares of the Registrant
  that may become issuable under the plans as a result of any stock split,
  stock dividend or similar transaction.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.32%;">
  <p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.86%;">
  <p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="94%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:94.84%;">
  <p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.32%;">
  <p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.86%;">
  <p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="94%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:94.84%;">
  <p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Stated
  for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee pursuant to
  Rule&nbsp;457(c)&nbsp;and Rule&nbsp;457(h)(1)&nbsp;under the Securities Act
  of 1933, as amended. Such price has been computed based on the offering price
  of the option for ordinary shares of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc
  converted at the currency exchange ratio of &#163;1.00:$1.8297 on September&nbsp;19,
  2008.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.32%;">
  <p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.86%;">
  <p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="94%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:94.84%;">
  <p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.32%;">
  <p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.86%;">
  <p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="94%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:94.84%;">
  <p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Stated
  for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee pursuant to
  Rule&nbsp;457(c)&nbsp;and Rule&nbsp;457(h)(1)&nbsp;under the Securities Act
  of 1933, as amended. Such price has been computed based on the average of the
  high and low sales prices for American depositary shares of The Royal Bank of
  Scotland Group plc on the New York Stock Exchange on September&nbsp;19,&nbsp;2008.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

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<p style="border:none;color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;padding:0in;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PART&nbsp;I</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE SECTION&nbsp;10(a)&nbsp;PROSPECTUS</font></p>

<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:24.5pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The documents containing the information
required in Part&nbsp;I of Form&nbsp;S-8 will be sent or given to participating
employees as specified in Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1)&nbsp;of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). Such documents and the documents
incorporated by reference herein pursuant to Item 3 of Part&nbsp;II hereof,
taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section&nbsp;10(a)&nbsp;of
the Securities Act.</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:24.5pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ITEM 1.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;PLAN INFORMATION.</font></b></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Not required to be filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;).</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ITEM 2.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;REGISTRANT INFORMATION AND EMPLOYEE PLAN ANNUAL
INFORMATION.</font></b></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We will provide to each participant a
written statement advising it of the availability of documents incorporated by
reference in Item 3 of Part&nbsp;II of this Registration Statement and of
documents required to be delivered pursuant to Rule&nbsp;428(b)&nbsp;under the
Securities Act without charge and upon written or oral notice by contacting:</font></p>

<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Gordon Reid</font></p>

<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">RBS
Gogarburn</font></p>

<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">PO
Box 1000</font></p>

<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Edinburgh
EH12 1HQ</font></p>

<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">United Kingdom</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PART&nbsp;II</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ITEM 3.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.</font></b></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (the &#147;Registrant&#148;)
hereby incorporates by reference the following documents filed with the SEC:</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
 <tr>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.0%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="96%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:96.0%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Annual Report of the Registrant on Form&nbsp;20-F
  for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2007. </font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.0%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="96%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:96.0%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.0%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="96%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:96.0%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Form&nbsp;6-K reports filed by the
  Registrant dated January&nbsp;31, 2008, February&nbsp;8, 2008, February&nbsp;15,
  2008, February&nbsp;22, 2008, February&nbsp;28, 2008 (2 filings), February&nbsp;29,
  2008, March&nbsp;7, 2008, March&nbsp;31, 2008 (2 filings), April&nbsp;7,
  2008, April&nbsp;14, 2008, April&nbsp;18, 2008, April&nbsp;21, 2008 (2
  filings), April&nbsp;22, 2008 (2 filings), April&nbsp;24, 2008, April&nbsp;25,
  2008, April&nbsp;28, 2008, May&nbsp;1, 2008, May&nbsp;2, 2008, May&nbsp;6,
  2008, May&nbsp;12, 2008, May&nbsp;14, 2008, May&nbsp;15, 2008, May&nbsp;20,
  2008, May&nbsp;27, 2008, June&nbsp;9, 2008, June&nbsp;10, 2008 (2 filings), June&nbsp;17,
  2008, June&nbsp;19, 2008, June&nbsp;23, 2008, June&nbsp;26, 2008, June&nbsp;30,
  2008, July&nbsp;7, 2008, July&nbsp;14, 2008, August 8, 2008 and September 2,
  2008. </font></p>
  </td>
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</table>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">All documents subsequently filed by the
Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d)&nbsp;of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), prior to the
filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities
offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining
unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration
statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2</font></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ITEM 4.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.</font></b></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Not applicable.</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ITEM 5.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.</font></b></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Not applicable.</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ITEM 6.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.</font></b></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Except as hereinafter set forth, there is no
provision of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Registrant or
any contract, arrangement or statute under which any director or officer of the
Registrant is insured or indemnified in any manner against any liability that
he may incur in his capacity as such.</font></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Article&nbsp;169 of the Registrant&#146;s
Articles of Association provides:</font></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;(A)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Subject to the provisions of the 2006 Act,
but without prejudice to any indemnity to which the person concerned may
otherwise be entitled, every Director or other officer of the Company
(including, but only if the Directors so determine, any person (whether an
officer or not) engaged by the Company as auditor) shall be entitled to be
indemnified out of the assets of the Company against (a)&nbsp;any liability
incurred by him for negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust in
relation to the affairs of the Company, (b)&nbsp;any liability incurred by him
in connection with the Company&#146;s activities as a trustee of an occupational
pension scheme (as defined in section 235(6)&nbsp;of the 2006 Act), or (c)&nbsp;any
other liability incurred by him in relation to the Company or its affairs,
provided that this Article&nbsp;169(A)&nbsp;shall be deemed not to provide for,
or entitle any such person to, indemnification to the extent that it would
cause this Article&nbsp;169(A), or any element of it, to be treated as void under
the 2006 Act or otherwise under the Statutes.</p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(B)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Without prejudice to paragraph (A)&nbsp;above
or to any indemnity to which a Director may otherwise be entitled, to the
extent permitted by the Statutes and otherwise upon such terms and subject to
such conditions as the Directors may in their absolute discretion think fit,
the Directors shall have power to make arrangements to provide a Director with
funds to meet expenditure incurred or to be incurred by him:</p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(i)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>in defending any criminal or civil proceedings
or in connection with any alleged negligence, default, breach of duty or breach
of trust by him in relation to the Company or any associated company;</p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(ii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>in defending himself in an investigation by a
regulatory authority, or against action proposed to be taken by a regulatory
authority, in connection with any such alleged negligence, default, breach of
duty or breach of trust as foresaid; or</p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(iii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>in connection with any application referred
to in section 205(5)&nbsp;of the 2006 Act,</p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">or to enable a Director to avoid incurring
such expenditure.</font></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(C)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>In paragraph (A)&nbsp;above, &#147;liability&#148;
includes costs, charges, losses and expenses.&#160;
For the purposes of paragraph (B)&nbsp;above, &#147;associated company&#148; shall
be construed in accordance with Section&nbsp;256 of the 2006 Act.&#148;</p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Section&nbsp;232 of the United Kingdom
Companies Act 2006 provides:</font></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 27.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;(1)&nbsp;Any provision that purports to
exempt a director of a company (to any extent) from any liability that would
otherwise attach to him in connection with any negligence, default, breach of
duty or breach of trust in relation to the company is void.</font></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 27.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)&nbsp;Any provision by which a company
directly or indirectly provides an indemnity (to any extent) for a director of
the company, or of an associated company, against any liability attaching to
him in connection with any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of
trust in relation to the company of which he is a director is void, except as
permitted by&#151;</font></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 59.05pt;text-indent:-.35in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>section
233 (provision of insurance),</p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 59.05pt;text-indent:-.35in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>section
234 (qualifying third party indemnity provision), or</p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 59.05pt;text-indent:-.35in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>section
235 (qualifying pension scheme indemnity provision).</p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 27.35pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>This
section applies to any provision, whether contained in a company&#146;s articles or
in any contract with the company or otherwise.</p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 27.35pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(4)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Nothing
in this section prevents a company&#146;s articles from making such provision as has
previously been lawful for dealing with conflicts of interest.&#148;</p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Section&nbsp;233 of the United Kingdom
Companies Act 2006 provides:</font></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 27.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;Section&nbsp;232(2)&nbsp;(voidness of
provisions for indemnifying directors) does not prevent a company from
purchasing and maintaining for a director of the company, or of an associated
company, insurance against any such liability as is mentioned in that
subsection.&#148;</font></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Section&nbsp;234 of the United Kingdom
Companies Act 2006 provides:</font></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 27.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;(1)&nbsp;Section&nbsp;232(2)&nbsp;(voidness
of provisions for indemnifying directors) does not apply to qualifying third
party indemnity provision.</font></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 27.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)&nbsp;Third party indemnity provision
means provision for indemnity against liability incurred by the director to a
person other than the company or an associated company.</font></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 27.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Such provision is qualifying third party
indemnity provision if the following requirements are met.</font></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 27.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The
provision must not provide any indemnity against&#151;</p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 27.0pt;text-indent:9.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>any
liability of the director to pay&#151;</p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(i)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>a fine
imposed in criminal proceedings, or</p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(ii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>a sum
payable to a regulatory authority by way of a penalty in respect of
non-compliance with any requirement of a regulatory nature (however arising);
or</p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 27.0pt;text-indent:9.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>any
liability incurred by the director&#151;</p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(i)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>in
defending criminal proceedings in which he is convicted, or</p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(ii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>in
defending civil proceedings brought by the company, or an associated company,
in which judgment is given against him, or</p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(iii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>in
connection with an application for relief (see subsection (6)) in which the
court refuses to grant him relief.</p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 27.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(4)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The
references in subsection (3)(b)&nbsp;to a conviction, judgment or refusal of
relief are to the final decision in the proceedings.</p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 27.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(5)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>For
this purpose&#151;</p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 27.0pt;text-indent:9.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>a
conviction, judgment or refusal of relief becomes final&#151;</p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(i)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>if not
appealed against, at the end of the period for bringing an appeal, or</p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(ii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>if
appealed against, at the time when the appeal (or any further appeal) is
disposed of; and</p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 27.0pt;text-indent:9.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>an
appeal is disposed of&#151;</p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(i)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>if it
is determined and the period for bringing any further appeal has ended, or</p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(ii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>if it
is abandoned or otherwise ceases to have effect.</p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 27.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(6)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The
reference in subsection (3)(b)(iii)&nbsp;to an application for relief is to an
application for relief under section 661(3) or (4) (power of court to grant
relief in case of acquisition of shares by innocent nominee), or section 1157
(general power of court to grant relief in case of honest and reasonable
conduct).&#148;</p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Section&nbsp;727 of the United Kingdom
Companies Act 1985 provides:</font></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 24.45pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;(1)&nbsp;If in any proceedings for
negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust against an officer of a
company or a person employed by a company as auditor (whether he is or is not
an officer of the company) it appears to the court hearing the case that that
officer or person is or may be liable in respect of the negligence, default,
breach of duty or breach of trust, but that he has acted honestly and
reasonably, and that having regard to all the circumstances of the case
(including those connected with his appointment) he ought fairly to be excused
for the negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust, that court may
relieve him, either wholly or partly, from his liability on such terms as it
thinks fit.</font></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 24.45pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)&nbsp;If any such officer or person as
above-mentioned has reason to apprehend that any claim will or might be made
against him in respect of any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of
trust, he may apply to the court for relief; and the court on the application
has the same power to relieve him as under this section it would have had if it
had been a court before which proceedings against that person for negligence,
default, breach of duty or breach of trust had been brought.</font></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 24.45pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)&nbsp;Whereas a case to which subsection (1)&nbsp;applies
is being tried by a judge with a jury, the judge, after hearing the evidence,
may, if he is satisfied that the defendant or defender ought in pursuance of that
subsection to be relieved either in whole or in part from the liability sought
to be enforced against him, withdraw the case in whole or in part from the jury
and forthwith direct judgment to be entered for the defendant or defender on
such terms as to costs or otherwise as the judge may think proper.&#148;</font></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Registrant has agreed to indemnify the
Registrant&#146;s authorized representative in the United States from and against
certain directors&#146; and officers&#146; liabilities.</font></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Registrant has obtained directors&#146; and
officers&#146; insurance coverage, which, subject to policy terms and limitations,
includes coverage to reimburse the Registrant for amounts that may be required
or permitted by law to be paid to directors or officers of the Registrant and
its consolidated subsidiaries.</font></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In terms of section 236 of the United
Kingdom Companies Act 2006, the directors of the Registrant, members of the
Group Executive Management Committee and Approved Persons of the Group (as
defined in the United Kingdom Financial Services and Markets Act 2000) have
been granted Qualifying Third Party Indemnity Provisions by the Registrant</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5</font></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In terms of section 236 of the United
Kingdom Companies Act 2006, Qualifying Pension Scheme Indemnity Provisions (&#147;QPSIP&#148;)
have been issued by the Registrant to a number of pension trustees/directors of
in-house corporate trustees of the pension schemes. The intention is to issue
QPSIPs to all pension trustees of the Group&#146;s pension schemes during 2008.</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ITEM 7.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.</font></b></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Not applicable.</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ITEM 8.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;EXHIBITS.</font></b></p>

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<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
 <tr>
  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.96%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="93%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:93.82%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Memorandum and Articles of Association of
  The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc. </font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" style="border:none;font-size:1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;"><p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.96%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="93%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:93.82%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" style="border:none;font-size:10.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;"><p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.96%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="93%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:93.82%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Opinion of Dundas&nbsp;&amp; Wilson CS
  LLP, counsel to Registrant, as to the legality of the securities being
  registered. </font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" style="border:none;font-size:1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;"><p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.96%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="93%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:93.82%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" style="border:none;font-size:10.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;"><p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.96%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="93%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:93.82%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of Deloitte&nbsp;&amp; Touche LLP.
  </font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" style="border:none;font-size:1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;"><p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
 </tr>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="93%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:93.82%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" style="border:none;font-size:10.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;"><p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.96%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">24.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="93%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:93.82%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Power of Attorney (included on the
  signature page&nbsp;of this registration statement). </font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" style="border:none;font-size:1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;"><p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.96%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="93%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:93.82%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" style="border:none;font-size:10.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;"><p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.96%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">99.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="94%" colspan="4" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:94.04%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc 2007
  Executive Share Option Plan. </font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="94%" colspan="4" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:94.04%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.02%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">99.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="59%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:59.5%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc
  Restricted Share Plan.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" colspan="2" style="border:none;font-size:1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;"><p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="445" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="256" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="2" style="border:none;"></td>
 </tr>
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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ITEM 9.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;UNDERTAKINGS.</font></b></p>

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 <tr>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.0%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="608" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:455.85pt;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The undersigned Registrant hereby
  undertakes: </font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;">To file, during any period in
which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration
Statement:</font></p>

<p style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(i)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>To
include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3)&nbsp;of the Securities
Act;</p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(ii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date
of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental
change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in the volume of
securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not
exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of
the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus
filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)&nbsp;if, in the
aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent in
the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of
Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective registration statement; and</p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(iii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to
such information in this Registration Statement;</p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">provided, however</font></i>, that
paragraphs (a)(1)(i)&nbsp;and (a)(1)(ii)&nbsp;do not apply if the Registration
Statement is on Form&nbsp;S-8, and the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports
filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13
or Section&nbsp;15(d)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.</p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered </p>

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<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">6</font></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.</p>

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<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
 <tr>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.0%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="96%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:96.0%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The undersigned Registrant hereby
  undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
  Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a)&nbsp;or
  15(d)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an
  employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d)&nbsp;of
  the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration
  statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
  securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
  shall be deemed to be the initial <i>bona fide</i>
  offering thereof. </font></p>
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 <tr>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.0%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="96%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:96.0%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.0%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="96%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:96.0%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Insofar as indemnification for liabilities
  arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and
  controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions,
  or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC
  such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
  Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
  indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
  Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
  person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
  proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
  connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless
  in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
  precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
  such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
  Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

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<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SIGNATURES</font></b></p>

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<p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds
to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Edinburgh, Scotland,
on September 25, 2008.</font></p>

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  <p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">THE ROYAL BANK
  OF SCOTLAND GROUP&nbsp;PLC</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:43.74%;">
  <p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.68%;">
  <p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By:</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/
  Miller McLean</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.68%;">
  <p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Name:</font></p>
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  <td width="43%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:43.74%;">
  <p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Miller
  McLean</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.68%;">
  <p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Title:</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Group
  General Counsel and Group Secretary</font></p>
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<p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each
person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Miller Roy McLean
and Aileen Taylor and each of them (with full power to each of them to act
alone) his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution, and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in
any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to this Registration Statement or any registration statement in
connection herewith, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto and other
documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission
granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done in and about the premises as fully to all intents and
purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their substitutes,
may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Act, this registration statement has been signed by the following
persons in the following capacities as of the date indicated above.</font></p>

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  <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.0%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="48%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:48.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.0%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="48%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:48.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Chairman</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="48%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:48.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.0%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="48%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:48.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.0%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="48%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:48.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Frederick Anderson Goodwin</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="48%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:48.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director and<br>
  Group Chief Executive<br>
  (Principal Executive Officer)</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Sir Frederick Anderson Goodwin</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="48%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:48.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.0%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Guy Whittaker</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="color:windowtext;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director and<br>
  Group Finance Director<br>
  (Principal Financial and<br>
  Accounting Officer)</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Guy Whittaker</font></p>
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{"company-data": {"conformed-name": "ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND GROUP PLC", "cik": "0000844150", "assigned-sic": "6029", "irs-number": "000000000", "state-of-incorporation": "X0", "fiscal-year-end": "1231"}, "filing-values": {"form-type": "S-8", "act": "33", "file-number": "333-153673", "film-number": "081089247"}, "business-address": {"street1": "GOGARBURN", "street2": "PO BOX 1000", "city": "EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND", "state": "X0", "zip": "EH12 1HQ", "phone": "441315568555"}, "mail-address": {"street1": "GOGARBURN", "street2": "PO BOX 1000", "city": "EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND", "state": "X0", "zip": "EH12 1HQ"}}
As filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on September 25, 2008
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
THE
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND GROUP plc
Scotland
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
None
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
RBS Gogarburn
PO Box 1000
Edinburgh EH12 1HQ
United Kingdom
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc 2007 Executive Share Option Plan
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc Restricted Share Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
CT
Corporation System
111 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10011
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
(212) 894
8940
(Telephone
Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
Copies of Communications to:
Thomas B. Shropshire, Jr.
Linklaters
LLP
One
Silk Street
London,
EC2Y 8HQ, United Kingdom
011 44 20 7456 2000
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated
filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting
company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer"
and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large
  accelerated filer
x
Accelerated
  filer
o
Non-accelerated
  filer
o
(Do
  not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller
  reporting company
o
CALCULATION OF
REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities to Be
Registered
Amount to Be
Registered (1)
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price per
Share
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Price
Amount of
Registration Fee
Ordinary Shares of 25 pence
  each to be issued under the 2007 Executive Share Option Plan
11,854,125
$
5.44
(2)
$
64,486,440
(2)
$
2,534.32
Ordinary Shares of 25 pence
  each to be issued under the Restricted Share Plan
35,670,515
$
4.02
(3)
$
143,395,470
(3)
$
5,635.44
(1)
Pursuant
  to Rule 416(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration
  Statement shall also cover any additional ordinary shares of the Registrant
  that may become issuable under the plans as a result of any stock split,
  stock dividend or similar transaction.
(2)
Stated
  for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee pursuant to
  Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h)(1) under the Securities Act
  of 1933, as amended. Such price has been computed based on the offering price
  of the option for ordinary shares of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc
  converted at the currency exchange ratio of £1.00:$1.8297 on September 19,
  2008.
(3)
Stated
  for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee pursuant to
  Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h)(1) under the Securities Act
  of 1933, as amended. Such price has been computed based on the average of the
  high and low sales prices for American depositary shares of The Royal Bank of
  Scotland Group plc on the New York Stock Exchange on September 19, 2008.
PART I
INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The documents containing the information
required in Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or given to participating
employees as specified in Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). Such documents and the documents
incorporated by reference herein pursuant to Item 3 of Part II hereof,
taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of
the Securities Act.
ITEM 1.
    PLAN INFORMATION.
Not required to be filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").
ITEM 2.
    REGISTRANT INFORMATION AND EMPLOYEE PLAN ANNUAL
INFORMATION.
We will provide to each participant a
written statement advising it of the availability of documents incorporated by
reference in Item 3 of Part II of this Registration Statement and of
documents required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 428(b) under the
Securities Act without charge and upon written or oral notice by contacting:
Gordon Reid
RBS
Gogarburn
PO
Box 1000
Edinburgh
EH12 1HQ
United Kingdom
PART II
INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 3.
    INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (the "Registrant")
hereby incorporates by reference the following documents filed with the SEC:
1.
Annual Report of the Registrant on Form 20-F
  for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.
2.
Form 6-K reports filed by the
  Registrant dated January 31, 2008, February 8, 2008, February 15,
  2008, February 22, 2008, February 28, 2008 (2 filings), February 29,
  2008, March 7, 2008, March 31, 2008 (2 filings), April 7,
  2008, April 14, 2008, April 18, 2008, April 21, 2008 (2
  filings), April 22, 2008 (2 filings), April 24, 2008, April 25,
  2008, April 28, 2008, May 1, 2008, May 2, 2008, May 6,
  2008, May 12, 2008, May 14, 2008, May 15, 2008, May 20,
  2008, May 27, 2008, June 9, 2008, June 10, 2008 (2 filings), June 17,
  2008, June 19, 2008, June 23, 2008, June 26, 2008, June 30,
  2008, July 7, 2008, July 14, 2008, August 8, 2008 and September 2,
  2008.
All documents subsequently filed by the
Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), prior to the
filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities
offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining
unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration
statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
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ITEM 4.
    DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.
Not applicable.
ITEM 5.
    INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.
Not applicable.
ITEM 6.
    INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
Except as hereinafter set forth, there is no
provision of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Registrant or
any contract, arrangement or statute under which any director or officer of the
Registrant is insured or indemnified in any manner against any liability that
he may incur in his capacity as such.
Article 169 of the Registrant's
Articles of Association provides:
"(A)
Subject to the provisions of the 2006 Act,
but without prejudice to any indemnity to which the person concerned may
otherwise be entitled, every Director or other officer of the Company
(including, but only if the Directors so determine, any person (whether an
officer or not) engaged by the Company as auditor) shall be entitled to be
indemnified out of the assets of the Company against (a) any liability
incurred by him for negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust in
relation to the affairs of the Company, (b) any liability incurred by him
in connection with the Company's activities as a trustee of an occupational
pension scheme (as defined in section 235(6) of the 2006 Act), or (c) any
other liability incurred by him in relation to the Company or its affairs,
provided that this Article 169(A) shall be deemed not to provide for,
or entitle any such person to, indemnification to the extent that it would
cause this Article 169(A), or any element of it, to be treated as void under
the 2006 Act or otherwise under the Statutes.
(B)
Without prejudice to paragraph (A) above
or to any indemnity to which a Director may otherwise be entitled, to the
extent permitted by the Statutes and otherwise upon such terms and subject to
such conditions as the Directors may in their absolute discretion think fit,
the Directors shall have power to make arrangements to provide a Director with
funds to meet expenditure incurred or to be incurred by him:
(i)
in defending any criminal or civil proceedings
or in connection with any alleged negligence, default, breach of duty or breach
of trust by him in relation to the Company or any associated company;
(ii)
in defending himself in an investigation by a
regulatory authority, or against action proposed to be taken by a regulatory
authority, in connection with any such alleged negligence, default, breach of
duty or breach of trust as foresaid; or
(iii)
in connection with any application referred
to in section 205(5) of the 2006 Act,
or to enable a Director to avoid incurring
such expenditure.
(C)
In paragraph (A) above, "liability"
includes costs, charges, losses and expenses. 
For the purposes of paragraph (B) above, "associated company" shall
be construed in accordance with Section 256 of the 2006 Act."
Section 232 of the United Kingdom
Companies Act 2006 provides:
"(1) Any provision that purports to
exempt a director of a company (to any extent) from any liability that would
otherwise attach to him in connection with any negligence, default, breach of
duty or breach of trust in relation to the company is void.
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(2) Any provision by which a company
directly or indirectly provides an indemnity (to any extent) for a director of
the company, or of an associated company, against any liability attaching to
him in connection with any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of
trust in relation to the company of which he is a director is void, except as
permitted by—
(a)
section
233 (provision of insurance),
(b)
section
234 (qualifying third party indemnity provision), or
(c)
section
235 (qualifying pension scheme indemnity provision).
(3)
This
section applies to any provision, whether contained in a company's articles or
in any contract with the company or otherwise.
(4)
Nothing
in this section prevents a company's articles from making such provision as has
previously been lawful for dealing with conflicts of interest."
Section 233 of the United Kingdom
Companies Act 2006 provides:
"Section 232(2) (voidness of
provisions for indemnifying directors) does not prevent a company from
purchasing and maintaining for a director of the company, or of an associated
company, insurance against any such liability as is mentioned in that
subsection."
Section 234 of the United Kingdom
Companies Act 2006 provides:
"(1) Section 232(2) (voidness
of provisions for indemnifying directors) does not apply to qualifying third
party indemnity provision.
(2) Third party indemnity provision
means provision for indemnity against liability incurred by the director to a
person other than the company or an associated company.
Such provision is qualifying third party
indemnity provision if the following requirements are met.
(3)
The
provision must not provide any indemnity against—
(a)
any
liability of the director to pay—
(i)
a fine
imposed in criminal proceedings, or
(ii)
a sum
payable to a regulatory authority by way of a penalty in respect of
non-compliance with any requirement of a regulatory nature (however arising);
or
(b)
any
liability incurred by the director—
(i)
in
defending criminal proceedings in which he is convicted, or
(ii)
in
defending civil proceedings brought by the company, or an associated company,
in which judgment is given against him, or
(iii)
in
connection with an application for relief (see subsection (6)) in which the
court refuses to grant him relief.
(4)
The
references in subsection (3)(b) to a conviction, judgment or refusal of
relief are to the final decision in the proceedings.
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(5)
For
this purpose—
(a)
a
conviction, judgment or refusal of relief becomes final—
(i)
if not
appealed against, at the end of the period for bringing an appeal, or
(ii)
if
appealed against, at the time when the appeal (or any further appeal) is
disposed of; and
(b)
an
appeal is disposed of—
(i)
if it
is determined and the period for bringing any further appeal has ended, or
(ii)
if it
is abandoned or otherwise ceases to have effect.
(6)
The
reference in subsection (3)(b)(iii) to an application for relief is to an
application for relief under section 661(3) or (4) (power of court to grant
relief in case of acquisition of shares by innocent nominee), or section 1157
(general power of court to grant relief in case of honest and reasonable
conduct)."
Section 727 of the United Kingdom
Companies Act 1985 provides:
"(1) If in any proceedings for
negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust against an officer of a
company or a person employed by a company as auditor (whether he is or is not
an officer of the company) it appears to the court hearing the case that that
officer or person is or may be liable in respect of the negligence, default,
breach of duty or breach of trust, but that he has acted honestly and
reasonably, and that having regard to all the circumstances of the case
(including those connected with his appointment) he ought fairly to be excused
for the negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust, that court may
relieve him, either wholly or partly, from his liability on such terms as it
thinks fit.
(2) If any such officer or person as
above-mentioned has reason to apprehend that any claim will or might be made
against him in respect of any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of
trust, he may apply to the court for relief; and the court on the application
has the same power to relieve him as under this section it would have had if it
had been a court before which proceedings against that person for negligence,
default, breach of duty or breach of trust had been brought.
(3) Whereas a case to which subsection (1) applies
is being tried by a judge with a jury, the judge, after hearing the evidence,
may, if he is satisfied that the defendant or defender ought in pursuance of that
subsection to be relieved either in whole or in part from the liability sought
to be enforced against him, withdraw the case in whole or in part from the jury
and forthwith direct judgment to be entered for the defendant or defender on
such terms as to costs or otherwise as the judge may think proper."
The Registrant has agreed to indemnify the
Registrant's authorized representative in the United States from and against
certain directors' and officers' liabilities.
The Registrant has obtained directors' and
officers' insurance coverage, which, subject to policy terms and limitations,
includes coverage to reimburse the Registrant for amounts that may be required
or permitted by law to be paid to directors or officers of the Registrant and
its consolidated subsidiaries.
In terms of section 236 of the United
Kingdom Companies Act 2006, the directors of the Registrant, members of the
Group Executive Management Committee and Approved Persons of the Group (as
defined in the United Kingdom Financial Services and Markets Act 2000) have
been granted Qualifying Third Party Indemnity Provisions by the Registrant
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In terms of section 236 of the United
Kingdom Companies Act 2006, Qualifying Pension Scheme Indemnity Provisions ("QPSIP")
have been issued by the Registrant to a number of pension trustees/directors of
in-house corporate trustees of the pension schemes. The intention is to issue
QPSIPs to all pension trustees of the Group's pension schemes during 2008.
ITEM 7.
    EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.
Not applicable.
ITEM 8.
    EXHIBITS.
4.
Memorandum and Articles of Association of
  The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc.
5.
Opinion of Dundas & Wilson CS
  LLP, counsel to Registrant, as to the legality of the securities being
  registered.
23.
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
24.
Power of Attorney (included on the
  signature page of this registration statement).
99.1
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc 2007
  Executive Share Option Plan.
99.2
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc
  Restricted Share Plan.
ITEM 9.
    UNDERTAKINGS.
(a)
The undersigned Registrant hereby
  undertakes:
(1)
To file, during any period in
which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration
Statement:
(i)
To
include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities
Act;
(ii)
To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date
of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental
change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in the volume of
securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not
exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of
the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus
filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the
aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent in
the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of
Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement; and
(iii)
To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to
such information in this Registration Statement;
provided, however
, that
paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the Registration
Statement is on Form S-8, and the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports
filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13
or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
(2)
That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered
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therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3)
To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.
(b)
The undersigned Registrant hereby
  undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
  Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or
  15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an
  employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of
  the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration
  statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
  securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
  shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(c)
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities
  arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and
  controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions,
  or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC
  such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
  Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
  indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
  Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
  person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
  proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
  connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless
  in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
  precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
  such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
  Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds
to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Edinburgh, Scotland,
on September 25, 2008.
THE ROYAL BANK
  OF SCOTLAND GROUP PLC
By:
/s/
  Miller McLean
Name:
Miller
  McLean
Title:
Group
  General Counsel and Group Secretary
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each
person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Miller Roy McLean
and Aileen Taylor and each of them (with full power to each of them to act
alone) his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution, and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in
any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to this Registration Statement or any registration statement in
connection herewith, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto and other
documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission
granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done in and about the premises as fully to all intents and
purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their substitutes,
may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Act, this registration statement has been signed by the following
persons in the following capacities as of the date indicated above.
Name
Title
/s/ Tom McKillop
Chairman
Sir Tom McKillop
/s/ Frederick Anderson Goodwin
Director and
Group Chief Executive
(Principal Executive Officer)
Sir Frederick Anderson Goodwin
/s/ Guy Whittaker
Director and
Group Finance Director
(Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
Guy Whittaker
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Name
Title
/s/ Colin Alexander Mason Buchan
Director
Colin Alexander Mason Buchan
/s/ Johnny Cameron
Director
Johnny Cameron
/s/ James McGill Currie
Director
James McGill Currie
Director
Lawrence Kingsbaker Fish
/s/ Mark Fisher
Director
Mark Fisher
/s/ Bill Friedrich
Director
Bill Friedrich
/s/ Archibald Sinclair Hunter
Director
Archibald Sinclair Hunter
Director
Charles John Koch
/s/ Janis Kong
Director
Janis Kong
/s/ Joseph Patrick MacHale
Director
Joseph Patrick MacHale
/s/ Gordon Francis Pell
Director
Gordon Francis Pell
/s/ Stephen Arthur Robson
Director
Sir Stephen Arthur Robson
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Name
Title
/s/ Robert Avisson Scott
Director
Robert Avisson Scott
Director
Peter Dennis Sutherland
/s/ Donald J. Barry, Jr.
Authorized U.S.
Representative
Donald J. Barry, Jr.
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