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 16 December 2019

Commission File Number: 001-10306

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc


RBS, Gogarburn, PO Box 1000 

Edinburgh EH12 1HQ

(Address of principal executive offices)

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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on Form F-3 (File No. 333-222022) and to be a part thereof from the date which it was filed, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc

Statement on the publication of the 2019 Bank of England stress test results

16 December 2019

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc ("the Group") notes the announcement made today by the Bank of England (“BoE”) regarding the results of its 2019 stress test. The test applied a hypothetical adverse scenario to the Group’s balance sheet as at 31 December 2018 and compared the theoretical Common Equity Tier 1 (“CET1”) ratio and Tier 1 leverage ratio positions of the Group before and after the impact of strategic management actions.

IFRS 9 Transitional basis

The Group's low point CET1 ratio under the hypothetical adverse scenario would have been 9.9% on a transitional minimum stressed ratio basis pre the impact of strategic management actions. This is above the Group’s 7.2% hurdle rate (please refer to definitions in notes below the table).

The Group’s Tier 1 leverage ratio under the hypothetical adverse scenario would have been 4.7% pre the impact of strategic management actions. This is above the hurdle rate of 3.56%.

IFRS 9 Non-transitional basis (fully loaded)

The Group's low point CET1 ratio under the hypothetical adverse scenario would have been 9.5% on a fully loaded minimum stressed ratio basis pre the impact of strategic management actions. This is above the Group’s 6.2% hurdle rate (please refer to definitions in notes below the table).

The Group’s Tier 1 leverage ratio under the hypothetical adverse scenario would have been 4.3% pre the impact of strategic management actions. This is above the hurdle rate of 3.25%.

Commenting on the results, Katie Murray, Chief Financial Officer, said:

“I am pleased that we have achieved another clear pass in the Bank of England’s stress test. This result provides confidence that the Group could continue to support its customers and the UK economy, even in the very tough economic conditions modelled in the test. Today's result demonstrates the progress we have made in becoming a much stronger bank for our customers and shareholders.”

Table: The projected consolidated solvency ratios in the stress scenario

Sources: Participating firms’ published accounts and STDF data submissions, Bank analysis and calculations.

Additional information:

For further information, please contact:

Investor Relations

+44 (0) 20 7672 1758

RBS Media Relations

+44 (0) 131 523 4205

Forward-Looking Statements

This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including (but not limited to) those related to the Group and its subsidiaries' regulatory capital position and funding requirements, financial position, ongoing litigation and regulatory investigations, profitability and financial performance (including financial performance targets and expectations), structural reform and the implementation of the UK ring-fencing regime, the implementation of the Group’s restructuring and transformation programme, impairment losses and credit exposures under certain specified scenarios, increasing competition from new incumbents and disruptive technologies and the Group’s exposure to political and economic risks (including with respect to Brexit), operational risk, conduct risk, cyber and IT risk and credit rating risk. In addition, forward-looking statements may 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 the Group's future economic results, business plans and current strategies. 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, legislative, political, fiscal and regulatory developments, accounting standards, competitive conditions, technological developments, interest and exchange rate fluctuations and general economic and political conditions. These and other factors, risks and uncertainties that may impact any forward-looking statement or the Group's actual results are discussed in the Group's UK 2018 Annual Report and Accounts (ARA) and materials filed with, or furnished to, the US Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, the Group's most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F and Reports on Form 6-K. The forward-looking statements contained in this announcement speak only as of the date of this announcement and the Group does not assume or undertake any obligation or responsibility to update any of the forward-looking statements contained in this announcement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent legally required.

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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.