UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT
TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
April 5, 2016
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc
RBS Gogarburn
PO Box 1000
Edinburgh EH12 1HQ
United Kingdom
(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.
| Form 20-F ☒ | Form 40-F ☐ |
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
| Yes ☐ | No ☒ |
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the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-
This report on Form 6-K shall be deemed incorporated by reference into the company’s Registration Statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-203157) and to be a part thereof from the date on which this report is filed, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.
Index of Exhibits
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Exhibit No. |
Description |
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement between The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, RBS Securities Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, dated as of March 30, 2016. |
| 1.2 | Pricing Agreement between The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, RBS Securities Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, dated as of March 30, 2016. |
| 4.1 | Amended and Restated Indenture between The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, as issuer, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee, dated as of September 13, 2011 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 6-K (File No. 001-10306) filed with the Commission on September 14, 2011). |
| 4.2 | Second Supplemental Indenture between The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, as issuer, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee, dated as of April 5, 2016. |
| 4.3 | Form of Global Note for the 4.800% Senior Notes due 2026 (included in Exhibit 4.2 hereof). |
| 5.1 | Opinion of CMS Cameron McKenna LLP, Scottish legal advisors to The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc as to the validity of the 4.800% Senior Notes due 2026 of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, to be issued on April 5, 2016, as to certain matters of Scots law. |
| 5.2 | Opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell London LLP, U.S. legal advisors to The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc as to the validity of the 4.800% Senior Notes due 2026 of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, to be issued on April 5, 2016, as to certain matters of New York law. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (Registrant) |
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| Date: April 5, 2016 | By: | /s/ Mark Stevens | |
| Name: | Mark Stevens | ||
| Title: | Assistant Secretary | ||