REG - NatWest Group plc - Commencement of On Market Share Buyback Programme

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20/02/2023 07:00

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RNS Number : 3626Q  NatWest Group plc  20 February 2023

 

NatWest Group plc

20 February 2023

Commencement of On Market Share Buyback Programme

NatWest Group plc (the "Company" or "NWG") announces the commencement of its
programme to buyback ordinary shares in the Company with a nominal value of
£1.076923076923077 each ("Ordinary Shares").

On 17 February 2023, NWG announced its full year results and a share buyback
programme (the "Programme") of up to £800 million.  The Programme will
commence on 20 February 2023 and will end no later than 20 July 2023, provided
that the term of the Programme may be extended to end no later than 28 July
2023 to account for certain disruption events during the initial term of the
Programme.

The Programme, the purpose of which is to reduce the issued share capital of
NWG, will be for an aggregate market value equivalent of up to £800 million
and will take place within the limitations of the authority granted by
shareholders to the Board of NWG at its Annual General Meeting, held on 28
April 2022 and amended at its General Meeting held on 25 August 2022 to
preserve the position that would have applied had the Share Consolidation not
taken place (the "2022 Authority").  The 2022 Authority is due to expire at
the conclusion of the 2023 AGM, or 30 June 2023, whichever is earlier (the
"Expiry Date"). However, as Ordinary Shares are being purchased under the
Programme which will have commenced prior to the Expiry Date, the 2022
Authority allows purchases to continue after such date and, therefore, up to
28 July 2023.

 

The maximum number of Ordinary Shares that can be purchased by NWG under the
Programme is 966,284,391. This number reflects the impact on the 2022
Authority of the reduction in issued share capital following the off-market
buyback announced on 28 March 2022.

NWG has entered into non-discretionary instructions with UBS AG, London Branch
to conduct the Programme on its behalf and to make trading decisions under the
Programme independently of NWG.

NWG intends to cancel the repurchased Ordinary Shares.

 

Further information:

 

Investor Relations

+ 44 (0)207 672 1758

 

Media Relations

+44 (0)131 523 4205

 

Legal Entity Identifier: 2138005O9XJIJN4JPN90

 

Disclaimer

This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute or
form a part of an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, or
the solicitation to sell, any securities of the Company.

No Purchases in the United States and No Purchases of American Depositary
Receipts ("ADRs")

Purchases of Ordinary Shares under the Programme will be made outside the
United States only. There will be no purchases of Ordinary Shares from within
the United States or from persons known to be located in the United States,
and there will be no purchases of the Company's ADRs under the Programme.

 

 

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