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 the month of December 2016
Commission File Number: 001-34718
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc
RBS, Gogarburn, PO Box 1000
Edinburgh EH12 1HQ
(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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The following information was issued as Company announcements in London, England and is furnished pursuant to General Instruction B to the General Instructions to Form 6-K:
| Exhibit No. 1 | Publication of a Prospectus dated 19 December 2016 |
| Exhibit No. 2 | Notice of Amendment to the Covered Bond Programme dated 19 December 2016 |
Exhibit No. 1
Publication of Prospectus and an Amendment to the Transaction Document
Publication of Prospectus
The following prospectus has been approved by the UK Listing Authority and is available for viewing:
Prospectus of The Royal Bank of Scotland plc €25,000,000,000 Global Covered Bond Programme unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed as to payments of interest and principal by RBS Covered Bonds Limited Liability Partnership dated 19 December 2016 (the "Prospectus").
To view the full document, please paste the following URL into the address bar of your browser.
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/2755S_-2016-12-19.pdf
A copy of the above Prospectus will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at:
www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do
Amendment to the Transaction Document
On 19 December 2016, the definition of "Reserve Fund Required Amount" was amended as detailed in the Prospectus and the Fifth Amended and Restated Master Definitions and Construction Schedule, which can be found at the following link:
http://www.investors.rbs.com/fixed-income-investors/covered-bonds.aspx
Capitalised terms used but not defined in this Announcement shall have the meanings given to them in the Prospectus.
For further information, please contact:
Matthew Richardson
Fixed Income Investor Relations
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc
250 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 4AA
TEL: +44 207 678 1800
DISCLAIMER - INTENDED ADDRESSEES
This announcement is a communication to the market. Nothing in this announcement constitutes an offer of securities for sale in the United States or any other jurisdiction. This announcement does not constitute a prospectus or a prospectus equivalent document.
This announcement has been delivered to you on the basis that you are a person into whose possession this announcement may be lawfully delivered in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which you are located and you may not, nor are you authorised to, deliver this announcement to any other person. The distribution of this announcement in jurisdictions other than the United Kingdom may be restricted by law and therefore persons into whose possession this announcement comes should inform themselves about, and observe, such restrictions. Any failure to comply with the restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
Likewise, the information contained in the Prospectus may be addressed to and/or targeted at persons who are residents of particular countries (specified in the Prospectus) only and is not intended for use and should not be relied upon by any person outside these countries and/or to whom the offer contained in the Prospectus is not addressed. Prior to relying on the information contained in the Prospectus you must ascertain from the Prospectus whether or not you are part of the intended addressees of the information contained therein.
Your right to access this service is conditional upon complying with the above requirement.
End.
Exhibit No. 2
THIS NOTICE IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES THE IMMEDIATE ATTENTION OF THE COVERED BONDHOLDERS. IF COVERED BONDHOLDERS ARE IN ANY DOUBT AS TO THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS NOTICE, THEY SHOULD SEEK THEIR OWN FINANCIAL AND LEGAL ADVICE, INCLUDING AS TO ANY TAX CONSEQUENCES, IMMEDIATELY FROM THEIR STOCKBROKER, SOLICITOR, ACCOUNTANT OR OTHER INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL OR LEGAL ADVISER.
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc
(the Issuer)
(Incorporated in Scotland with limited liability under the Companies Acts 1948 to 1980, registered number SC090312)
€25,000,000,000 Global Covered Bond Programme
Unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed as to payments of interest and principal by
RBS Covered Bonds Limited Liability Partnership
(a limited liability partnership incorporated in England and Wales)
(the Programme)
Notice of Amendment to the Covered Bond Programme
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT each of the interest rate swap agreement between RBS Covered Bonds Limited Liability Partnership (the LLP), The Royal Bank of Scotland plc (RBS) and Citicorp Trustee Company Limited as Security Trustee dated 1 April 2010 (as previously amended and restated from time to time) (the Interest Rate Swap Agreement) and the covered bond swap agreement between the LLP, RBS and the Security Trustee dated 1 April 2010 (as previously amended and restated from time to time) (the
Covered Bond Swap Agreement, together with the Interest Rate Swap Agreement, the
Swap Agreements) have been amended in order to reflect the updated Fitch Counterparty Criteria for Structured Finance and Covered Bond Transactions: Derivative Addendum published on 18 July 2016.
Terms used but not defined in this notice bear the meanings given to them in the master definitions and construction agreement relating to the Programme dated 1 April 2010, as amended on 26 May 2010, as amended and restated on 14 June 2011, 1 November 2012, 16 May 2013, 19 December 2014, 10 July 2015 and 19 December 2016 (the
Master Definitions and Construction Agreement).
The amended and restated Swap Agreements can be found at the following link:
www.investors.rbs.com/fixed-income-investors/covered-bonds
For further information, please contact:
Matthew Richardson
Fixed Income Investor Relations
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc
250 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 4AA
Tel: +44 207 678 1800
DISCLAIMER - INTENDED ADDRESSEES
This announcement is a communication to the market. Nothing in this announcement constitutes an offer of securities for sale in the United States or any other jurisdiction. This announcement does not constitute a prospectus or a prospectus equivalent document.
This announcement has been delivered to you on the basis that you are a person into whose possession this announcement may be lawfully delivered in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which you are located and you may not, nor are you authorised to, deliver this announcement to any other person. The distribution of this announcement in jurisdictions other than the United Kingdom may be restricted by law and therefore persons into whose possession this announcement comes should inform themselves about, and observe, such restrictions. Any failure to comply with the restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
Your right to access this service is conditional upon complying with the above requirement.
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.
Date: 30 December 2016
| | THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND plc (Registrant) |
| | Name: Title: | Jan Cargill Deputy Secretary |
