6-K 1 a0458i.htm TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES a0458i

 
FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
 
 
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
 
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
For March 22, 2024
Commission File Number: 001-10306
 
NatWest Group plc
 
Gogarburn, PO Box 1000
Edinburgh EH12 1HQ
 
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
 
   Form 20-F X Form 40-F ___
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
Yes ___ No X
 
 
If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- ________
 
 
 
 
The following information was issued as Company announcements in London, England and is furnished pursuant to General Instruction B to the General Instructions to Form 6-K: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NatWest Group plc
 
22 March 2024
 
 
Transaction in Own Shares
 
NatWest Group plc (the 'Company') announces today that it has purchased the following number of ordinary shares in the Company with a nominal value of £1.0769* each ('Ordinary Shares') from UBS AG, London Branch ('UBS') across two transactions, Transaction 1 and Transaction 2 (together the 'Transactions').
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The purchases form part of the Company's existing share buyback programmes, with Transaction 1 purchases effected pursuant to the instructions issued by the Company to UBS on 28 July 2023, as announced on 31 July 2023 and Transaction 2 purchases effected pursuant to the instructions issued by the Company to UBS on 16 February 2024, as announced on 19 February 2024.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Aggregated information relating to the Transactions is set out in the tables below.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Transaction 1:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date of purchase
Number of Ordinary Shares purchased
Highest price paid: (GBp)
Lowest price paid: (GBp)
Volume  weighted average price paid per share (GBp)
Venue
 
22 March 2024
115,425
256.00
254.60
255.4762
LSE
 
22 March 2024
0
0.00
0.00
0.0000
CHIX
 
22 March 2024
0
0.00
0.00
0.0000
BATE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Transaction 2:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date of purchase
Number of Ordinary Shares purchased
Highest price paid: (GBp)
Lowest price paid: (GBp)
Volume  weighted average price paid per share (GBp)
Venue
 
22 March 2024
0
0.00
0.00
0.0000
LSE
 
22 March 2024
0
0.00
0.00
0.0000
CHIX
 
22 March 2024
0
0.00
0.00
0.0000
BATE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
* Note: the nominal value of Ordinary Shares without rounding is £1.076923076923077 per share
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Company intends to cancel the repurchased Ordinary Shares.
                                                           
Following the settlement of the above transactions, NWG will hold 150,668,417 Ordinary Shares in treasury and have 8,739,274,077 Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).
 
The Company announces that following the purchase of these shares, the Transaction 1 share buyback programme announced on 31 July 2023 has completed. Since the commencement of this buyback programme, the Company has repurchased for cancellation 227,760,624 Ordinary Shares at a volume weighted average price of 217.1788 pence per Ordinary Share for a total consideration of £494,647,875.28.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Further information:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investor Relations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
+ 44 (0)207 672 1758
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Media Relations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
+44 (0)131 523 4205
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Legal Entity Identifier: 2138005O9XJIJN4JPN90
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Details of the Transactions
 
 
 
 
 
 
In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No.596/2014 as it applies in the UK (Market Abuse Regulation), a full breakdown of the individual trades made by UBS on behalf of the Company as part of the buyback programmes relating to the Transactions is detailed below:
 
 
Transaction 1:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Transaction Date
Time
Time Zone
Volume (shares)
Price (GBp)
Trading Venue
MatchID
22 March 2024
08:00:22
BST
527
254.60
LSE
1464391
22 March 2024
08:01:32
BST
7938
254.60
LSE
1466847
22 March 2024
08:01:32
BST
7306
254.60
LSE
1466845
22 March 2024
08:03:13
BST
8321
254.60
LSE
1468639
22 March 2024
08:07:10
BST
7632
255.60
LSE
1472105
22 March 2024
08:07:10
BST
8155
255.60
LSE
1472103
22 March 2024
08:07:10
BST
1068
255.60
LSE
1472101
22 March 2024
08:07:53
BST
810
255.80
LSE
1472795
22 March 2024
08:07:53
BST
7796
255.80
LSE
1472793
22 March 2024
08:11:20
BST
348
255.90
LSE
1478862
22 March 2024
08:11:20
BST
7882
255.90
LSE
1478860
22 March 2024
08:12:02
BST
7952
256.00
LSE
1479514
22 March 2024
08:12:10
BST
8077
255.90
LSE
1479653
22 March 2024
08:14:27
BST
7498
255.70
LSE
1481706
22 March 2024
08:16:46
BST
4851
255.60
LSE
1484145
22 March 2024
08:16:46
BST
3742
255.60
LSE
1484143
22 March 2024
08:20:59
BST
8223
255.50
LSE
1488372
22 March 2024
08:23:19
BST
8453
255.40
LSE
1490337
22 March 2024
08:27:09
BST
8846
255.80
LSE
1493808
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: 22 March 2024
 
 
 
NATWEST GROUP plc (Registrant)
 
 
 
By: /s/ Jan Cargill
 
 
 
Name: Jan Cargill
 
Title: Chief Governance Officer and Company Secretary