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NatWest buys 1.55M shares in September buyback

Following settlement, NatWest Group plc will hold 178,249,802 ordinary shares in treasury, with 7,941,719,832 ordinary shares in issue excluding treasury shares.

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NatWest Group plc purchased ordinary shares from UBS AG, London Branch through its existing share buyback programme. The transaction table lists purchases by date and venue, including 1,548,428 shares on LSE on September 23, 2026, at a volume weighted average price of 685.7288 GBp. The purchases followed instructions issued to UBS on February 16, 2026, and the company intends to cancel the repurchased shares.

Following settlement, NatWest Group plc will hold 178,249,802 ordinary shares in treasury and have 7,941,719,832 ordinary shares in issue, excluding treasury shares. Total voting rights will be 31,768,811,888.

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LSE purchases 1,548,428 shares September 23, 2026
LSE volume weighted average price 685.7288 GBp per share September 23, 2026
LSE purchases 461,551 shares September 24, 2026
LSE volume weighted average price 681.4608 GBp per share September 24, 2026
Ordinary shares held in treasury 178,249,802 shares Following settlement of the transactions
Ordinary shares in issue excluding treasury shares 7,941,719,832 shares Following settlement of the transactions
Total voting rights 31,768,811,888 Following settlement of the transactions
volume weighted average price financial
"Volume weighted average price paid per share"
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"will hold 178,249,802 Ordinary Shares in treasury"
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"under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules"
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How many NWG shares were purchased on the LSE on September 23, 2026?

NatWest Group plc purchased 1,548,428 ordinary shares on the LSE on September 23, 2026, at a volume weighted average price of 685.7288 GBp.

Will NWG cancel the repurchased shares?

NatWest Group plc intends to cancel the repurchased ordinary shares. Following settlement, the company will hold 178,249,802 ordinary shares in treasury.

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 6-K
 
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
September, 2026
 
Commission File Number 001-10306
 
NatWest Group plc
 
250 Bishopsgate,
London, EC2M 4AA
United Kingdom
(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 ☒
 
Form 40-F ☐
 
 
 
 
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
 
25 September 2026
 
Transaction in Own Shares
 
NatWest Group plc (the 'Company') announces that, over the past week, 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').
 
Aggregated information:
 
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 September 2026
131,000
696.0000
695.00
695.6271
LSE
22 September 2026
38,000
696.0000
695.00
695.6233
CHIX
22 September 2026
20,000
696.0000
695.20
695.5540
BATE
23 September 2026
1,548,428
698.0000
681.20
685.7288
LSE
23 September 2026
457,584
698.0000
681.60
685.6852
CHIX
23 September 2026
198,880
697.8000
681.80
686.2607
BATE
24 September 2026
461,551
685.4000
675.80
681.4608
LSE
24 September 2026
102,139
686.0000
676.00
680.0431
CHIX
24 September 2026
45,085
684.0000
678.00
680.5573
BATE
25 September 2026
11,845
686.0000
685.40
685.8602
LSE
25 September 2026
5,921
686.0000
686.00
686.0000
CHIX
25 September 2026
2,476
686.0000
686.00
686.0000
BATE
 
 * Note: the nominal value of Ordinary Shares without rounding is £1.076923076923077 per share
 
Such purchases form part of the Company’s existing share buyback programme and were effected pursuant to the instructions issued by the Company to UBS on 16 February 2026, as announced on 16 February 2026.
 
The Company intends to cancel the repurchased Ordinary Shares.
 
Following the settlement of the above transactions, NWG will hold 178,249,802 Ordinary Shares in treasury and have 7,941,719,832 Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). The total number of voting rights in the Company will be 31,768,811,888. This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
 
Further information:
 
Investor Relations
+ 44 (0)207 672 1758
 
Media Relations
+44 (0)131 523 4205
 
Legal Entity Identifier: 2138005O9XJIJN4JPN90
 
Transaction details: 
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 programme relating to the Transactions is detailed in the attached:
 
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/4379W_1-2026-9-25.pdf
 
SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
 
 
 
NatWest Group plc
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date:
25 September 2026
 
 
By:
/s/ Mark Stevens
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Name:
Mark Stevens
 
 
 
 
 
Title:
Assistant Secretary
 

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