05/24/2018
                
        Citizens Financial Group Announces Redemption of Subordinated Notes
        
              PROVIDENCE, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
      Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CFG) today announced the
      redemption on June 29, 2018, of all of its outstanding 5.158%
      Fixed-to-Floating Callable Subordinated Notes due June 29, 2023 (CUSIP
      No. 174610AM7) (the “Notes”). The redemption price for the Notes will be
      equal to 100% of principal amount of the Notes redeemed, plus any
      accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date of
      June 29, 2018.
    
      In accordance with the indenture governing the Notes, the holders of the
      Notes will receive notice of the redemption, the redemption price and
      further instructions and details related to the process of such
      redemption. Payment of the redemption price for the Notes will be made
      through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company.
    
About Citizens Financial Group, Inc.
      Citizens Financial Group, Inc. is one of the nation’s oldest and largest
      financial institutions, with $153.5 billion in assets as of March 31,
      2018. Headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, Citizens offers a broad
      range of retail and commercial banking products and services to
      individuals, small businesses, middle-market companies, large
      corporations and institutions. Citizens helps its customers reach their
      potential by listening to them and by understanding their needs in order
      to offer tailored advice, ideas and solutions. In Consumer Banking,
      Citizens provides an integrated experience that includes mobile and
      online banking, a 24/7 customer contact center and the convenience of
      approximately 3,300 ATMs and approximately 1,150 branches in 11 states
      in the New England, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions. Consumer Banking
      products and services include a full range of banking, lending, savings,
      wealth management and small business offerings. In Commercial Banking,
      Citizens offers corporate, institutional and not-for-profit clients a
      full range of wholesale banking products and services, including lending
      and deposits, capital markets, treasury services, foreign exchange and
      interest rate products, and asset finance. More information is available
      at www.citizensbank.com
      or visit us on Twitter,
      LinkedIn
      or Facebook.
    
Forward-Looking Statements
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      Act of 1995: This communication contains “forward-looking statements” —
      that is, statements related to future, not past, events. In this
      context, forward-looking statements often address our expected future
      business and financial performance and financial condition, and often
      contain words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,”
      “believe,” “seek,” “see,” “will,” “would,” or “target.” Forward-looking
      statements by their nature address matters that are, to different
      degrees, uncertain. Uncertainties that could cause our actual results to
      be materially different than those expressed in our forward-looking
      statements include the failure to consummate this transaction or to make
      or take any filing or other action required to consummate any such
      transaction on a timely matter or at all. These or other uncertainties
      may cause our actual future results to be materially different from
      those expressed in our forward-looking statements.
    
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      Citizens Financial Group, Inc.
Media:
Peter Lucht,
      781-655-2289
or
Investors:
Ellen A. Taylor,
      203-900-6854
    
Source: Citizens Financial Group, Inc.