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Published on 1/27/2012 in the Prospect News Structured Products Daily.

New Issue: RBS sells $528,000 five-year variable-income notes linked to 10 stocks

By Marisa Wong

Madison, Wis., Jan. 27 - Royal Bank of Scotland plc priced $528,000 of variable-income notes due Jan. 31, 2017 linked to a basket of common stocks, according a 424B5 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The basket includes equal weights of Amazon.com, Inc., Amgen Inc., Apple Inc., Avon Products, Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., McDonald's Corp., Nike, Inc., Sprint Nextel Corp., Southern Co. and Walgreen Co.

The notes will pay a coupon each year equal to the greater of (a) the average of the stock performances on the applicable coupon observation date and (b) 1%.

If a stock's return is greater than or equal to zero, its performance will be equal to the auto cap, which is 9.25%. Otherwise, its performance will be the greater of the stock return and negative 30%.

The payout at maturity will be par plus the final coupon payment, if any.

RBS Securities Inc. is the agent.

Issuer:Royal Bank of Scotland plc
Issue:Variable-income notes
Underlying stocks:Amazon.com, Inc. (Symbol: AMZN), Amgen Inc. (Symbol: AMGN), Apple Inc. (Symbol: AAPL), Avon Products, Inc. (Symbol: AVP), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Symbol: JPM), McDonald's Corp. (Symbol: MCD), Nike, Inc. (Symbol: NKE), Sprint Nextel Corp. (Symbol: S), Southern Co. (Symbol: SO) and Walgreen Co. (Symbol: WAG)
Amount:$528,000
Maturity:Jan. 31, 2017
Coupon:Greater of (a) the average of the stock performances on the applicable coupon observation date and (b) 1%; if stock's return at least zero, performance will equal 9.25%, otherwise performance will be greater of stock return and negative 30%; payable annually
Price:Par
Payout at maturity:Par plus final coupon payment
Initial prices:$193.38 for Amazon; $68.08 for Amgen; $444.47 for Apple; $18.46 for Avon; $37.49 for JPMorgan; $99.18 McDonald's; $102.30 for Nike; $2.17 for Sprint; $45.32 for Southern; $34.32 for Walgreen
Pricing date:Jan. 26
Settlement date:Jan. 31
Agent:RBS Securities Inc.
Fees:4.25%
Cusip:78009PCL3

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