FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or
15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934
For 22 July 2020
Commission File Number: 001-10306
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc
RBS, Gogarburn, PO Box 1000
Edinburgh EH12 1HQ
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(Address of principal executive
offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files
or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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This report on Form 6-K, except for any information contained
on any websites linked in this report, shall be deemed incorporated by reference into the company's Registration Statement on Form
F-3 (File No. 333-222022) and to be a part thereof from the date which it was filed, to the extent not superseded by documents
or reports subsequently filed or furnished.
NatWest Group plc
22 July 2020
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc changes name to NatWest
Group plc
NatWest Group plc today announces that its
name has been changed from The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc. The change of name has now been registered at Companies House
in Edinburgh and is effective from today.
Trading in NatWest Group plc’s ordinary
shares on the London Stock Exchange under the new name and an updated ticker (NWG) will commence from Thursday, 23 July 2020. Trading
in NatWest Group plc’s ADRs on the New York Stock Exchange under the new name and an updated ticker (NWG) will also commence
from Thursday, 23 July 2020.
Existing share certificates remain valid
and no new share certificates are being issued. The International Securities Identification
Number (ISIN) will not change. Any debt instruments issued in the name of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc will now
be in the name of NatWest Group plc. The change of name does not result in any change of issuer or guarantor under any outstanding
externally-issued debt instruments, including the debt instruments issued by NatWest Markets Plc (some of which are guaranteed
by The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, which has been renamed to NatWest Group plc), NatWest Markets N.V. and National Westminster
Bank Plc. No action is required on the part of any equity or debt holders with respect to their rights as an equity or debt holder.
Alison Rose, Chief Executive of NatWest
Group plc, commented:
‘This is a historic day for our bank as we become NatWest
Group plc. Although there will be no changes to our customer brands, it’s a symbolic moment for our colleagues and stakeholders.
The bank has changed fundamentally over the last decade and
now is the right time to align our Group name with the brand under which the majority of our business is delivered.
While what we are called is important, it’s how we do
business that defines us. In these most challenging of circumstances, we have put in place extraordinary measures to support our
customers, colleagues and communities throughout the COVID-19 crisis.
Further tests are sure to come. However, by establishing even
deeper relationships with our customers and partners and building on the strong foundations we’ve put in place over the past
ten years, NatWest Group will help the people, families and businesses we serve to recover, rebuild and, ultimately, thrive.
We are building a sustainable and purposeful business that
champions the potential of our customers at every stage of their lives, delivers for our stakeholders and plays a positive role
in our society.’
More information on the change of name will
be available on our new corporate website www.natwestgroup.com which will be live shortly.
Name of
contact and telephone number for queries:
Investor
Relations
Alexander
Holcroft
Head of Investor
Relations
+44 (0) 207
672 1758
NatWest
Group plc Media Relations
+44 (0) 131
523 4205
Forward
looking statements
This document
contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995,
such as statements that include, without limitation, the words ‘expect’, ‘estimate’, ‘project’,
‘anticipate’, ‘commit’, ‘believe’, ‘should’, ‘intend’, ‘plan’,
‘could’, ‘probability’, ‘risk’, ‘Value-at-Risk (VaR)’, ‘target’, ‘goal’,
‘objective’, ‘may’, ‘endeavour’, ‘outlook’, ‘optimistic’, ‘prospects’
and similar expressions or variations on these expressions. These statements concern or may affect future matters, such as NatWest
Group plc’s future economic results, business plans and strategies. In particular, this document may include forward-looking
statements relating to NatWest Group plc in respect of, but not limited to: its regulatory capital position and related requirements,
its financial position, profitability and financial performance (including financial, capital and operational targets), its access
to adequate sources of liquidity and funding, increasing competition from new incumbents and disruptive technologies, its exposure
to third party risks, its ongoing compliance with the UK ring-fencing regime and ensuring operational continuity in resolution,
its impairment losses and credit exposures under certain specified scenarios, substantial regulation and oversight, ongoing legal,
regulatory and governmental actions and investigations, the transition of LIBOR and IBOR rates to alternative risk free rates
and NatWest Group plc’s exposure to economic and political risks (including with respect to terms surrounding Brexit and
climate change), operational risk, conduct risk, cyber and IT risk, key person risk and credit rating risk. Forward-looking statements
are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that might cause actual results and performance to differ materially from any
expected future results or performance expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute
to differences in current expectations include, but are not limited to, the final number of PPI claims and their amounts, legislative,
political, fiscal and regulatory developments, accounting standards, competitive conditions, technological developments, interest
and exchange rate fluctuations, general economic conditions and the uncertainty surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic and its impact
on NatWest Group plc. These and other factors, risks and uncertainties that may impact any forward-looking statement or NatWest
Group plc’s actual results are discussed in NatWest Group plc's UK 2019 Annual Report and Accounts (ARA) and materials filed
with, or furnished to, the US Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, NatWest Group plc’s most
recent Annual Report on Form 20-F and Reports on Form 6-K. The forward-looking statements contained in this document speak only
as of the date of this document and NatWest Group plc does not assume or undertake any obligation or responsibility to update
any of the forward-looking statements contained in this document, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise,
except to the extent legally required.
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.
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THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND GROUP plc (Registrant)
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Date:
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22 July 2020
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By:
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/s/ Morven Adderton
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Name:
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Morven Adderton
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Title:
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Assistant Secretary
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