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SirSir FredFred GoodwinGoodwin GroupGroup ChiefChief ExecutiveExecutive Managing Complexity
1 Step Process
▮ Reduce complexity
Slide 2 Managing Complexity
Reduce Complexity
Step 1.i Limit business activity to contiguous/complementary areas
▮ We haven’t diversified into – Equity trading and sales – Mergers and acquisitions advisory services – Institutional fund management – Life assurance manufacturing
Slide 3 Managing Complexity
Reduce Complexity
Step 1.i Limit business activity to contiguous/complementary areas
▮ We have diversified – geographically: Mellon, Charter One, other Citizens acquisitions, Bank von Ernst, First Active, People’s Bank, BIBIT, Lynk Systems – Green Flag, Dixon Motors
Slide 4 Managing Complexity
Reduce Complexity
Step 1.ii Establish appropriate organisation structure
▮ Group similar activities together, creating – Centres of excellence – Specialisation –Economies of scale
▮ Maintain consistency
Slide 5 Group Structure
CUSTOMERS
• Coutts •Direct Line •RBS Cards •Personal •Personal •Large Corporates - RBS •Ulster Bank •Personal • NatWest Cards •Adam • Churchill • Small Business • Small Business • Mid Corporates and •First Active •Business •MINT •RSA Commercials-RBS/NW •Personal • NatWest Offshore •NIG • One Account •NW Life •Treasury - RBS •Commercial •Business •RBSI • International •Tesco PF •Greenwich Capital (US) • Lombard Direct •Lombard •Corporate •DLFS •Angel Trains • International • Specialist Businesses
Wealth RBS Retail RBS NatWest CBFM Ulster Citizens Management Insurance Direct Bank
MANUFACTURING
Technology Operations Services
Slide 6 Managing Complexity
Reduce Complexity
Step 1.iiiCreate appropriate operating model
▮ Featuring – Clear delegation of responsibility – Clear reporting requirements – Clear performance management regime – Effective communication (bi-directional) – Appropriate ‘clock speed’
▮ Must maintain consistency
Slide 7 Managing Complexity
Reduce Complexity
Step 1.iv Create clarity of objectives
▮ What are we trying to do? Objectives should be – Group wide –Aspirational – Achieveable – Not too detailed
▮ High level objective “We aim to deliver superior sustainable value for our shareholders, customers and staff” Slide 8 Managing Complexity
Reduce Complexity
Step 1.iv Create clarity of objectives
▮ More specific objectives – Achieve superior income growth –Improve cost:income ratio – Maintain/improve credit quality – Increase customer numbers and satisfaction – Improve employee opinion survey scores
▮ Must maintain consistency
Slide 9 Managing Complexity
Reduce Complexity
Step 1.v Create clarity of required outcome
▮ Disciplined approach to –Budgets –Action plans – Cost recharging (not favoured) – Project/transaction investment hurdles –Incentives and rewards
▮ Must maintain consistency
Slide 10 Managing Complexity
We have maintained consistency of our model since 1999
▮ But has it enabled us to cope with increasing complexity?
Slide 11 The Royal Bank of Scotland Group
Complexity Context 1999 2003 2004
Employees 32,670 120,900 133,500 Income (£m)(pre-NatWest) 4,138 19,229 US income (£m) 549 2,792 Operating profit (£m) 1,211 7,151
▮ Transformation of scope and scale of Group, through combination of –Acquisitions –Organic growth – New businesses Slide 12 Acquisitions 1999 – 2004
Date Division Acquisition Consideration (m)
1999 Oct State Street (commercial banking) Citizens $350 Nov Green Flag Direct Line £223 2000 Jan UST Corporation Citizens $1,400 Mar NatWest RBS £21,000 2001 Jul Balance of Virgin One Retail Direct £100 Aug International Aviation Management CBFM £16 Sep Euro Sales Finance CBFM £70 Sep Allstate Corporation (motor insurance, Germany/Italy) Direct Line $20 Dec Mellon Regional Franchise Citizens $2,200 2002 Jan Royal Insurance (motor insurance, Italy) Direct Line €20 May Dixon Motors CBFM £118 Oct Medford Bancorp Citizens $273 2003 Jan Commonwealth Bancorp Citizens $450 Jun Nordisk Renting CBFM €104 Jul Port Financial Corporation Citizens $285 Jul Santander Direkt Bank (credit cards, personal loans) Retail Direct €486 Sep Churchill Insurance Group Direct Line £1,100 Oct Community Bancorp Citizens $116 Nov Bank von Ernst Wealth Management Swfr 500 2004 Jan Roxborough Manayunk Bank Citizens $136 Jan First Active Ulster Bank €887 Mar People’s Bank (credit cards) Retail Direct $360 May Bibit Retail Direct €93 Sep Charter One Citizens $10,500 Sep Lynk Systems Inc Retail Direct $525
Slide 13 Income Growth 2000 – 2003
Pro forma
1999 2003 Change over 4 Yrs £m £m £m % Total income 11,065 19,229 8,164 +74%
Components of Income Growth £m % Total NatWest transaction benefits 872 11% Other acquisitions 1,865 23% Organic growth 5,427 66% Total 8,164 100%
Slide 14 UK Financial Services New Entrants 2003
Commenced Profit/(Loss)
Scottish Widows Bank 1995 £17m Goldfish 1996 (£30m) The One account 1997 £27m Sainsbury’s Bank 1997 £22m Tesco Personal Finance 1997 £160m Egg 1998 (£34m) Standard Life Bank 1998 £5m Direct Line Rescue 1998 £31m Marbles 1999 not reported Smile 1999 not reported Cahoot 2000 (£15m) Intelligent Finance 2000 (£53m) Zurich Bank 2001-03 closed Mar 03 Profit/(loss) before exceptional items Slide 15 Managing Complexity
Model has had to cope with increasing complexity
▮ But has it delivered results in line with our objectives?
Slide 16 Creating Value for Shareholders
▮ Grow income
▮ Improve efficiency
▮ Maintain credit quality
Slide 17 Grow Income
RBS Income 1999 – 2003 £bn 20
15
10
5
0 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Pro forma Slide 18 Grow Income
Income Growth 1999 – 2003
HSBC
RBS
Wells Fargo
Citigroup
Bank of America
JPM Chase
0 20406080100 % Income as reported in US$, except RBS which reports in sterling Slide 19 Grow Income
Percentage Growth % 100 in Income 1999 – 2003 HSBC
80 RBS 60 Wells Fargo 40 Citigroup
20 Bank of America 0 JPM Chase
-20 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Income as reported in US$, except RBS which reports in sterling Slide 20 Grow Income
Income Growth 1H03
RBS - 1H04 in US Dollars HSBC
Bank of America
Citigroup
Wells Fargo
JPM Chase
0 10203040 %
Half year income as reported in US$, except RBS Slide 21
whose sterling income has been converted into US$ Grow Income
US Dollars Income in 2000 2001 2002 2003 1H04
RBS +5% +12% +21% +24% +36% HSBC +17% +5% +3% +54% +35% Bank of America +1% +7% 0% +11% +22% Citigroup +16% +6% +6% +9% +16% Wells Fargo +10% +1% +20% +12% +7% JPM Chase -4% -4% +3% +7% +4%
Income as reported in US$, except RBS whose sterling income has been converted into US$ Slide 22 Improve Efficiency
RBS Cost:Income Ratio 1999 – 1H04 % 70
65
60
55
50
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35 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 1H04 RBS: netting operating lease depreciation against rental income Slide 23 Improve Efficiency
Cost:Income Ratios 1999 – 1H04 % 70
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35 99 00 01 02 03 1H 99 00 01 02 03 1H 99 00 01 02 03 1H 99 00 01 02 03 1H 99 00 01 02 03 1H 99 00 01 02 03 1H 04 04 04 04 04 04 Citigroup B of A HSBC JPM Chase Wells Fargo RBS Cost:income ratios as reported by banks, or based on income and costs reported by banks RBS: netting operating lease depreciation against rental income Slide 24 Maintain Credit Quality
P&L Account Provisions: Customer Loans + Advances % 3.0
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0.0 99 00 01 02 03 1H 99 00 01 02 03 1H 99 00 01 02 03 1H 99 00 01 02 03 1H 99 00 01 02 03 1H 99 00 01 02 03 1H 04 04 04 04 04 04 Citigroup B of A HBSC JPM Chase Wells Fargo RBS Slide 25 Maintain Credit Quality
RBS Balance Sheet Provisions as a Percentage of Risk Elements in Lending % 100
80 and Potential Problem Loans
60
40
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0 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 1H04 Slide 26 Creating Value for Shareholders
▮ Grow income
▮ Improve efficiency
▮ Maintain credit quality
Slide 27 Strategy
What is our goal?
▮ Generating superior sustainable value for our shareholders
▮ To achieve this we need to add value for –Our customers –Our people
Slide 28 Our Customers
1999 – 2003 Increase Increase 000s % Retail Banking Personal customers 1,900 +16% Retail Direct UK credit card accounts 3,600 +55% RBS Insurance UK motor in-force policies 5,400 +203% Ulster Bank Personal customers 500 +68% Citizens Personal customers 1,400 +136% Slide 29 CBFM Customer Satisfaction
Overall Relationship Performance 75% RBS
60%
45%
30% Important Bank 15%
0% 350 500 650 Service Quality Index Slide 30 Retail Banking Customer Satisfaction
Telephony Satisfaction
RBS
NatWest
50 60 70 80 % GB Q2 average, extremely and very satisfied
Source: NOP FRS, quarterly rolling Slide 31 RBS Insurance Customer Satisfaction
Direct Line Motor
Motor quotes
Motor renewers
Motor purchasers
020406080100 %
Extremely/very satisfied
Source: RBS Insurance, August 2004 Slide 32 Tesco Personal Finance Customer Satisfaction
Customer Satisfaction % 90 % customers very satisfied % customers extremely satisfied 80 – Motor Insurance 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 TPF Other Providers Source: NOP FRS
Base: 6 months to end of June 2004 Slide 33 Citizens Customer Satisfaction
Customer Satisfaction Ratings % 90
New England 85 Mid Atlantic
80
75 Completely or very satisfied
70 Q202 Q302 Q403 Q103 Q203 Q303 Q403 Q104 Q204
Source: Citizens Slide 34 Our People
RBS 2003 v UK Financial Services norm*
Employment security Communication Customer focus and quality Management leadership Training and development Job satisfaction and commitment Total reward Workload and stress Image and competitive position Performance management Employee involvement Management practices Co-operation and working relationships Organisation and efficiency
0 2 4 6 8 1012141618 * Percent difference between scores % Survey by International Survey Research, 1st quarter of 2003 Slide 35 Our People
2003 Employee Opinion Survey
I have a clear unders and objectives of our business tanding of the goals
86%
Slide 36 Our Shareholders
Total Shareholder Retu
Bank of America
RBS rn 6 Mar 2000 – 1 Oct 2004
Wells Fargo
HSBC
Citigroup
JPM Chase
-40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 %
Source: Merrill Lynch Slide 37 Strategy
What is our goal?
▮ Generating superior sustainable value for our shareholders
▮ To achieve this we need to add value for: –Our customers –Our people
Slide 38 Managing Complexity
Conclusion
▮ RBS model works
▮ Has helped to reduce complexity
▮ Remains relevant and viable
Slide 39 Charter One Update
▮ Transaction completed 1 September 2004, ahead of schedule
▮ Management transition completed ▮ Balance sheet positioning implemented ▮ Integration underway
▮ So far, so good
Slide 40 Other Recent Acquisitions
▮ Churchill integration fully on track ▮ First Active integration fully on track ▮ IT migration completed for – People’s Bank credit card business – Bank von Ernst
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SirSir FredFred GoodwinGoodwin GroupGroup ChiefChief ExecutiveExecutive