NatWest Group buys back ordinary shares on 4 March

NatWest Group plc reports that on 4 March 2026 it repurchased ordinary shares from UBS AG, London Branch as part of its share buyback programme.

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NatWest Group plc reports that on 4 March 2026 it repurchased ordinary shares from UBS AG, London Branch as part of its share buyback programme. The trades included 320,424 shares on the LSE at a volume-weighted average price of 591.72 GBp, 120,595 shares on CHIX at 591.56 GBp, and 17,943 shares on BATE at 592.12 GBp.

The company intends to cancel all repurchased shares. After settlement, NatWest Group will hold 217,719,076 ordinary shares in treasury and have 7,973,404,761 ordinary shares in issue, excluding treasury shares.

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What did NatWest Group (NWG) disclose in this Form 6-K?

NatWest Group plc disclosed that it repurchased ordinary shares on 4 March 2026 from UBS AG, London Branch under its buyback programme, with trades executed on the LSE, CHIX and BATE, and that the repurchased shares are intended to be cancelled.

How many NatWest Group (NWG) shares are held in treasury after the buyback?

Following settlement of the 4 March 2026 buyback trades, NatWest Group will hold 217,719,076 ordinary shares in treasury and have 7,973,404,761 ordinary shares in issue, excluding treasury shares, reflecting the impact of the repurchases intended to be cancelled.

On which venues did NatWest Group (NWG) execute the 4 March 2026 buyback trades?

The buyback trades on 4 March 2026 were executed on three venues: the London Stock Exchange (LSE), CHIX and BATE, with separate volumes and volume-weighted average prices reported for each trading venue in the disclosure.

What prices did NatWest Group (NWG) pay per share in the buyback on 4 March 2026?

NatWest Group paid volume-weighted average prices of 591.72 GBp on the LSE, 591.56 GBp on CHIX and 592.12 GBp on BATE for its ordinary share repurchases on 4 March 2026, alongside disclosed highest and lowest prices on each venue.

What does NatWest Group (NWG) intend to do with the repurchased ordinary shares?

NatWest Group states that it intends to cancel the repurchased ordinary shares. Cancellation removes these shares from circulation, and the filing notes the resulting treasury holding and total number of ordinary shares in issue, excluding treasury shares, after settlement.

Where can investors find detailed trade data for NatWest Group’s (NWG) buyback?

Detailed individual trade data for the 4 March 2026 buyback, executed by UBS on behalf of NatWest Group under the programme, is available via a linked PDF hosted on the London Stock Exchange website, as referenced in the disclosure.

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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

March, 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

4 March 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 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
04 March 2026	320,424	597.80	584.00	591.72	LSE
04 March 2026	120,595	595.80	584.20	591.56	CHIX
04 March 2026	17,943	595.60	585.60	592.12	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 217,719,076 Ordinary Shares in treasury and have 7,973,404,761 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 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/3865V_1-2026-3-4.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:	04 March 2026			By:	/s/ Mark Stevens
				Name:	Mark Stevens
				Title:	Assistant Secretary