About the Royal Bank of Scotland Group

In 300 years, The Royal Bank of Scotland Group has grown to become one of the largest financial services groups in the world. Our brands operate around the globe to provide banking services for individuals, businesses and institutions. Proud of our history, we remain committed to innovation and service.

In 2007, the Group strengthened its presence across the globe through the purchase of several parts of the Dutch bank, ABN AMRO, including their businesses in India.

The Group serves a variety of medium to large enterprises, including multi-national corporations (MNC) and financial institutions. We offer integrated consumer and business banking services such as transaction banking, risk management, investment banking, private banking and asset management.

Our clients each have different aspirations, goals and needs. We work closely with and for them, providing solutions for their particular personal and business circumstances.

We would like to inform you that the Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC’s (RBSG) has increased its shareholding in RFS Holdings BV to approx 97.717%. Consequently, the shareholding of the State of Netherlands and Banco Santander SA has been reduced to approx 1.2505% and approx 1.03% respectively in December 2010

About RBS India

RBS India offers an unparalleled suite of client services in India. Using our global reach and drawing on the expertise of our team of research, sales and trading, equity capital market and mergers & acquisitions (M&A) advisory professionals, we have led many of the biggest and most innovative landmark transactions in India for our Corporate and Institutional Clients.

We offer a broad range of transaction banking, fixed income and foreign exchange products and services, including sales and trading, fixed income origination, derivatives, structured lending and commodity financing.

Additionally, we provide a diverse range of product offerings including personal loans, credit cards, savings accounts, financial planning, investment and insurance services, to meet the everyday financial needs of over a million Personal Banking clients in India.

Asset Management is among the fastest growing asset managers, with just two years of operations in the country. We have ever-increasing distribution and aim to emerge as a leading player in the Indian asset management industry. Leveraging the Group's comprehensive research and diverse range of investment products, we offer our clients investment options in fixed income, equities, money markets and structured products.

Our Microfinance program, the largest amongst its peer foreign banks in India, is aimed at delivering credit to our target community of impoverished rural woman through intermediaries called microfinance institutions.

For more information, please visit www.rbs.com.