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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-18-285741
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180927
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180927
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180927

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP INC/RI
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000759944
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		IRS NUMBER:				050412693
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-36636
		FILM NUMBER:		181091526

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1 CITIZENS PLAZA
		CITY:			PROVIDENCE
		STATE:			RI
		ZIP:			02903
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4014567000

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		STREET 1:		1 CITIZENS PLAZA
		CITY:			PROVIDENCE
		STATE:			RI
		ZIP:			02903
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September&nbsp;27, 2018 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. </B></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers;
Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On September&nbsp;27, 2018, Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (the
&#147;Company&#148;) announced that its Board of Directors (the &#147;Board&#148;) appointed Terrance J. Lillis to the Company&#146;s Board effective February&nbsp;1, 2019. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mr.&nbsp;Lillis most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the Principal Financial Group, Inc. prior to
his retirement in May 2017. He held a number of senior leadership positions over the course of 35 years at the Principal Financial Group, Inc. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mr.&nbsp;Lillis&#146; appointment will expand the Board from 12 to 13 directors. He will serve on the Audit Committee of the Board.
Mr.&nbsp;Lillis will receive compensation for his services pursuant to the Citizens Financial Group, Inc. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Employee</FONT> Directors Compensation Policy. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company also announced that Anthony Di Iorio, who has served on the Board since 2014, will retire from the Board after his current term
expires at the annual meeting of shareholders in April 2019, as he has reached age 75, the mandatory retirement age under the Company&#146;s corporate governance guidelines. Mr.&nbsp;Di Iorio serves on the Audit Committee and the Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A copy of the Company&#146;s press release announcing Mr.&nbsp;Lillis&#146; appointment and Mr.&nbsp;Di
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<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Media:</B> Peter Lucht &#150; 781.655.2289 </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Citizens Financial Group Appoints Terrance Lillis to Board of Directors; </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>PROVIDENCE, RI</B> &#151; Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CFG) today announced the appointment of Terrance (Terry) J. Lillis to its board of
directors, effective Feb. 1, 2019. Lillis most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Principal Financial Group until his retirement in May 2017. Lillis&#146; appointment will expand the Citizens Board from 12 to
13 directors. He will serve on the Board&#146;s Audit Committee. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;We are pleased to welcome Terry to our board of directors,&#148; said Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer Bruce Van Saun. &#147;Terry is a highly experienced financial services CFO and leader who will make a valuable contribution to both our Board and to our Audit Committee going forward, as we continue our journey to drive
shareholder value and become a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">top-performing</FONT> bank.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Citizens also announced that Anthony Di Iorio, who has
served on the Citizens board since 2014, will retire from the board after his current term expires at the end of April 2019, as he has reached age 75, the mandatory retirement age under the bank&#146;s corporate governance guidelines. Mr.&nbsp;Di
Iorio serves on the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Lillis, 65, joined Principal in 1982 as an actuarial student
and held various senior actuarial, risk management and product-pricing roles through 2008 when he began service as chief financial officer. In that role, he was responsible for the financial integrity, sustainability and well-being of Principal.
Lillis led a series of strategic initiatives that allowed Principal to weather the most recent global financial crises, create an adequate capital base and become a leading global provider of retirement, long-term savings and asset-management
products and services through organic growth and acquisitions. During Lillis&#146; tenure as chief financial officer, Principal became a leading global financial services company with operations in more than 11 countries and clients in more than 75
countries. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">An Iowa native, Terry received a bachelor&#146;s degree from Simpson College after serving in the U.S. Army in the Republic of Korea. He
received an M.S. degree in actuarial science from the University of Iowa in 1982. He is a member of the American Academy of Actuaries and the Society of Actuaries. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Citizens Financial Group, Inc. is one of the nation&#146;s oldest and largest financial institutions, with $155.4&nbsp;billion in assets as of June&nbsp;30,
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 3,200 ATMs and approximately 1,150 branches in 11 states in the New England, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Mid-Atlantic</FONT> 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
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">not-for-profit</FONT></FONT> 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 <U>www.citizensbank.com</U> or visit us on <U>Twitter</U>, <U>LinkedIn</U> or <U>Facebook</U>. </P>
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