LONDON (Standard&Poor's) Dec. 1, 2009--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services today corrected an error relating to a £750 million 8.162% perpetual noncumulative securities issue by Argon Capital PLC (Argon; not rated). This issue is secured over a £750 million 8.162% noncumulative preference share issue by The Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (RBSG; A/Stable/A-1). The rating on the underlying RBSG preference shares was lowered to 'CC' from 'CCC+' on Nov. 3, 2009, following RBSG's announcement earlier that day regarding the European Commission's state aid ruling. Due to an administrative error, the rating on the Argon perpetual securities issue was not similarly lowered. We have now rectified this error by lowering the rating on the Argon perpetual securities issue to