NatWest buys 857,224 shares in buyback

NatWest Group plc reported a routine share buyback transaction.

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

NatWest Group plc reported a routine share buyback transaction. On 11 February 2026, the company repurchased 857,224 ordinary shares, each with a nominal value of £1.0769, from Merrill Lynch International as part of its existing buyback programme.

The shares were bought on the London Stock Exchange at prices between 596.20 GBp and 614.00 GBp, with a volume-weighted average price of 605.91 GBp. NatWest intends to cancel these shares. After settlement, it will hold 218,307,004 shares in treasury and have 7,983,364,091 shares in issue, excluding treasury shares.

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What did NatWest Group plc (NWG) announce in this 6-K filing?

NatWest Group plc disclosed a share buyback transaction. It repurchased 857,224 ordinary shares on 11 February 2026 as part of its existing buyback programme, with the repurchased shares intended to be cancelled, thereby slightly reducing the number of shares in circulation.

How many NatWest (NWG) shares were repurchased and at what prices?

NatWest repurchased 857,224 ordinary shares. The highest price paid was 614.00 GBp, the lowest was 596.20 GBp, and the volume-weighted average price was 605.91 GBp, all for trades executed on the London Stock Exchange during the buyback.

How does this NatWest (NWG) buyback affect shares in issue and treasury?

After this transaction settles and the repurchased shares are cancelled, NatWest will hold 218,307,004 ordinary shares in treasury and have 7,983,364,091 ordinary shares in issue, excluding treasury shares, slightly concentrating ownership among remaining shareholders.

Which broker handled NatWest Group plc’s (NWG) share repurchase?

Merrill Lynch International, referred to as BofA, executed the share repurchases on behalf of NatWest Group plc. The trades were carried out on the London Stock Exchange under previously issued instructions forming part of NatWest’s existing share buyback programme.

What is the nominal value of NatWest (NWG) ordinary shares involved in the buyback?

Each NatWest ordinary share repurchased in this transaction has a nominal value of £1.0769. The filing notes the unrounded nominal value as £1.076923076923077, which is a statutory reference and separate from the market prices paid in GBp.

Where can investors find detailed trade data for this NatWest (NWG) buyback?

A full breakdown of individual trades executed by Merrill Lynch International is available via a linked PDF on the London Stock Exchange website, provided in the filing, in line with Article 5(1)(b) of the UK Market Abuse Regulation requirements.

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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

February, 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

11 February 2026

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 Merrill Lynch International ("BofA").

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
11-Feb-26	857,224	614.00	596.20	605.91	LSE

* 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 BofA on 25 July 2025, as announced on 28 July 2025.

The Company intends to cancel the repurchased Ordinary Shares.

Following the settlement of the above transactions, the Company will hold 218,307,004 Ordinary Shares in treasury and have 7,983,364,091 Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

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 BofA on behalf of the Company as part of the buyback programme is detailed in the attached: http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/6682S_1-2026-2-11.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:	11 February 2026			By:	/s/ Mark Stevens
				Name:	Mark Stevens
				Title:	Assistant Secretary