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IMPORTANT INFORMATION: The Royal Bank of Scotland plc
(RBS plc) and The Royal Bank of Scotland
Group plc (together, the RBS Entities) have filed
a registration statement (including a prospectus)
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
for the offering of RBS ETNs to which this
communication may relate. Before you invest in any
RBS ETNs, you should read the relevant
prospectus in such registration statement and other
documents that have been filed with the SEC
for more complete information about the RBS
Entities and offerings. You may get these documents
for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC's
web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, RBS plc,
RBS Securities Inc. or any dealer participating in
the relevant offering will arrange to send you
the relevant prospectus and pricing supplements if
you request by calling 1-855-RBS-ETPS (toll-free).
The RBS ETNs are not sponsored, endorsed, sold
or promoted by Beeland Interests Inc. ("Beeland
Interests"), James B. Rogers, Jr. or Diapason
Commodities Management SA ("Diapason").[] Neither Beeland
Interests, James B. Rogers, Jr. nor Diapason
makes any representation or warranty, express or
implied, nor accepts any responsibility, regarding the
accuracy or completeness of this document, or
the advisability of investing in securities or
commodities generally, or in the RBS ETNs or in
futures particularly. "Jim Rogers", "James Beeland
Rogers, Jr.", "Rogers", "Rogers International Commodity
Index", "RICI", "RICI Enhanced", and the names of
all other RICI Enhanced(SM) Indices mentioned herein
are trademarks, service marks and/or registered
marks of Beeland Interests, Inc., which is owned
and controlled by James Beeland Rogers, Jr., and
are used subject to license.[] The personal names
and likeness of Jim Rogers/James Beeland Rogers,
Jr. are owned and licensed by James Beeland
Rogers, Jr.
NEITHER BEELAND INTERESTS NOR DIAPASON, NOR ANY OF
THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES OR AGENTS, GUARANTEES
THE ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE ROGERS
INTERNATIONAL COMMODITY INDEX ("RICI"), THE RICI
ENHANCED, ANY SUB-INDEX THEREOF, OR ANY DATA
INCLUDED THEREIN.[] SUCH PERSON SHALL NOT HAVE ANY
LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR
INTERRUPTIONS THEREIN AND MAKES NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED, AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY
OWNERS OF THE RBS ETNS, OR ANY OTHER PERSON
OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE RICI, THE
RICI ENHANCED, ANY SUB-INDEX THEREOF, ANY DATA
INCLUDED THEREIN OR THE RBS ETNS.[] NEITHER BEELAND
INTERESTS NOR DIAPASON, NOR ANY OF THEIR
RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES OR AGENTS, MAKES ANY EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND EACH EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS
ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE WITH RESPECT TO THE
RICI, THE RICI ENHANCED, ANY SUB INDEX THEREOF,
OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN.[] WITHOUT LIMITING
ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL
BEELAND INTERESTS, DIAPASON OR ANY OF THEIR
RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES OR AGENTS HAVE ANY LIABILITY
FOR ANY LOST PROFITS OR INDIRECT, PUNITIVE,
SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSSES, EVEN
IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF.
NEITHER THE INDICATION THAT SECURITIES OR OTHER
FINANCIAL PRODUCTS OFFERED HEREIN ARE BASED ON DATA
PROVIDED BY ICE DATA LLP, NOR THE USE OF
THE TRADEMARKS OF ICE DATA LLP IN CONNECTION
WITH SECURITIES OR OTHER FINANCIAL PRODUCTS DERIVED
FROM SUCH DATA IN ANY WAY SUGGESTS OR IMPLIES
A REPRESENTATION OR OPINION BY ICE DATA OR
ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES AS TO THE ATTRACTIVENESS
OF INVESTMENT IN ANY SECURITIES OR OTHER FINANCIAL
PRODUCTS BASED UPON OR DERIVED FROM SUCH DATA.
ICE DATA IS NOT THE ISSUER OF ANY SUCH
SECURITIES OR OTHER FINANCIAL PRODUCTS AND MAKES NO
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE WITH RESPECT
TO SUCH DATA INCLUDED OR REFLECTED THEREIN, NOR
AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY ANY PERSON
OR ANY ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE DATA
INCLUDED OR REFLECTED THEREIN.
Copyright[C] 2012 RBS Securities Inc. All rights
reserved. RBS Securities Inc., a U.S. registered
broker-dealer, member of FINRA and SIPC, is an
indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of The Royal Bank
of Scotland plc and an affiliate of RBS NV.
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