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*** Exercise Your Right to Vote *** Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on <mtgdate> April 23, 2020 CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. BROKER LOGO HERE Return Address Line 1 Return Address Line 2 Return Address Line 3 51 MERCEDES WAY EDGEWOOD NY 11717 Investor Address Line 1 Investor Address Line 2 1 Investor Address Line 3 Investor Address Line 4 15 12 OF Investor Address Line 5 John Sample 2 1234 ANYWHERE STREET ANY CITY, ON A1A 1A1 Meeting Information Meeting Type: Annual <mtgtype> Meeting For holders as of: February <recdate> 25, 2020 Date: April 23, 2020 Time: 9:00 <mtgtime> AM EDT Location: Citizens Financial Group, Inc. One Citizens Plaza Providence, RI 02903 You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the above named company. This is not a ballot. You cannot use this notice to vote these shares. This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. You may view the proxy materials online at www.proxyvote.com or easily request a paper copy (see reverse side). We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting. See the reverse side of this notice to obtain proxy materials and voting instructions. B A R C O D E Broadridge Internal Use Only Job # Envelope # Sequence # # of # Sequence #0000445072_1 R I.0.I.18
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Voting items The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal (s): 1. Election of Directors Nominees 1A Bruce Van Saun 1B Christine M. Cumming 1C William P. Hankowsky 1D Howard W. Hanna III 1E Leo I. (Lee) Higdon 1F Edward J.(Ned)Kelly III 1G Charles J. (Bud) Koch 1H Robert G. Leary 1I Terrance J. Lillis 1J Shivan Subramaniam 1K Wendy A. Watson 1L Marita Zuraitis The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal (s): 2. Advisory vote on executive compensation. 3. Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2020. 4. Amend the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to provide stockholders with the right to call a special meeting. 5. Amend the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to removenon-operative provisions relating to our former parent. BARCODE Broadridge Internal Use Only xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx 0000 0000 0000 0000 Cusip Job# Envelope# Sequence# # of # Sequence #0000445072_3 R I.0.I.18
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