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Debt Holders

Read about our capital raising philosophy, presentations, recent issues and credit ratings.

  1. Debt Issuance Programmes
  2. Recent Issues
  3. Credit Ratings
  4. Debt Presentations

Capital Issuance



In 2008, RBS raised £6.7bn equivalent of capital. Find out more in these pages.

Capital issued in 2008, split among Tier One, Lower Tier Two, and Upper Tier Two.

RBS is a multi-currency/multi-market issuer that carefully takes into account investor demand. Capital issued in 2008, split among Tier One, Lower Tier Two, and Upper Tier Two.

Issue date Maturity First call Currency Amount(m) Final Coupon Tier Capital
04 Oct 2007 Perpetual 05 Oct 2017 USD 1600 6.99% T1
Prospectus
04 Oct 2007 Perpetual 05 Oct 2017 CAD 600 6.666% T1
Prospectus | Supplementary Prospectus | Supplementary Prospectus | Supplementary Prospectus | Company Announcement
28 Jun 2007 Perpetual 29 Jul 2012 USD 950 6.60% T1
Prospectus | Company Announcement
14 Jun 2007 14 Jun 2022 14 Jun 2022 EUR 300 FRN LT2
Company Announcement
29 May 2007 29 Aug 2017 29 Aug 2012 USD 1500 FRN LT2
Company Announcement
27 Dec 2006 Perpetual 30 Dec 2011 USD 650 6.125% T1
Prospectus | Company Announcement
08 Dec 2006 Perpetual 08 Jun 2017 GBP 400 5.6457% T1
Prospectus | Company Announcement | Company Announcement
04 Dec 2006 04 Dec 2017 04 Dec 2012 SFR 200 2.75% LT2
 
17 Nov 2006 17 Feb 2017 01 Feb 2012 AUD 450 FRN LT2
 
17 Nov 2006 17 Feb 2017 17 Feb 2012 AUD 450 6.50% LT2
 
23 Oct 2006 23 Jan 2017 na EUR 750 4.35% LT2
Company Announcement
29 Jun 2006 30 Jan 2017 30 Jan 2012 EUR 500 FRN LT2
Company Announcement
25 May 2006 Perpetual 30 Jun 2011 USD 675 6.75% T1(1)
Prospectus | Company Announcement
11 May 2006 Perpetual 12 May 2016 CAD 700 5.37% UT2
Company Announcement
17 Mar 2006 Perpetual 18 Mar 2011 GBP 400 5.00% UT2
Prospectus | Company Announcement
21 Dec 2005 Perpetual 12 Jan 2016 EUR 500 4.243% T1(1)
Prospectus | Company Announcement
09 Nov 2005 Perpetual 31 Dec 2010 USD 550 6.25% T1(1)
Company Announcement
02 Nov 2005 02 Nov 2015 na SFR 500 2.375% LT2
 
29 Jun 2005 29 Sep 2015 29 Sep 2010 USD 750 FRN LT2
 
23 Jun 2005 Perpetual 30 Jun 2010 EUR 1,250 5.25% T1(1)
Company Announcement
15 Mar 2005 30 Mar 2015 30 Mar 2010 CAD 700 4.25% LT2
 

(1) Non-cumulative preferred shares
(2) Trust preferred securities

In addition to the capital issuance above, the following capital related Company announcements were made during 2006 and 2007:

  • In Mar 2006: The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc redeemed all the 7,000,000 Series D and the 12,000,000 Series I non-cumulative preference shares of US$0.01 each at US$25 per share.
  • In Jan 2007: The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc redeemed 8,000,000 Series E, 10,000,000 Series G, and 16,000,000 Series K non-cumulative preference shares of US$0.01 each at US$25 per share. (See Company announcement and Company announcement)
  • In Jan 2007: The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc redeemed 10,000,000 Non-cumulative USD Preference Shares, Series B of US$0.01 each at US$25 per share. (See Company announcement).

Senior Funding

RBS has a £45bn Euro Medium Term Note Programme and a US$35bn 144a/REG.S Medium Term Note Programme. The majority of issues are small private placements with bespoke coupon structures. The table below summarises senior public issuance since 2005.

Issue date Maturity First call Currency Amount(m) Final Coupon Tier Capital
21 Aug 2007 21 Aug 2009 na USD 2,000 FRN Sen
 
29 Mar 2007 29 Sep 2008 na EUR 850 FRN Sen
Company Announcement
27 Mar 2007 27 Mar 2009 na GBP 450 FRN Sen
Company Announcement
20 Apr 2006 20 Apr 2011 na CHF 350 2.25% Sen
 
27 Jan 2006 17 Jan 2009 na GBP 300 FRN Sen
Company Announcement
23 Jan 2006 23 Jan 2009 na GBP 250 4.50% Sen
Company Announcement
17 Jan 2006 17 Jan 2009 na GBP 1,000 FRN Sen
Company Announcement
21 Dec 2005 21 Dec 2007 na USD 1,500 FRN Sen
Company Announcement
23 Nov 2005 23 Nov 2020 23 Feb 2006 USD 7,685 FRN Sen
 
05 Oct 2005 30 Jun 2010 na GBP 400 FRN Sen
 
21 Jul 2005 21 Jul 2008 na USD 3,000 FRN Sen
 
27 Jun 2005 27 Jun 2008 na EUR 1,500 FRN Sen
 
21 Apr 2005 21 Apr 2010 na USD 4,000 FRN Sen
 
29 Mar 2005 30 Mar 2007 na USD 1,000 FRN Sen
 
26 Jan 2005 26 Jul 2006 na GBP 500 FRN