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 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
17 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.
This
report on Form 6-K shall be deemed incorporated by reference into the company’s Registration Statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-284008)
and to be a part thereof from the date on which this report is filed, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently
filed or furnished.
NatWest Group plc
16 February 2026
Commencement of Share Buyback Programme
NatWest Group plc (the “Company”)
announces the commencement of its programme to buy back ordinary shares in the Company with a nominal value of £1.0769* each (“Ordinary
Shares”).
On 9 February 2026, the Company announced
a share buyback programme (the “2026 Programme”) of up to £750 million. The 2026 Programme will commence on 16 February
2026 and will end no later than 15 January 2027, provided that the term of the 2026 Programme may be extended to end no later than 12
February 2027 to account for any days where usual trading has not been possible because of market events during the term of the 2026
Programme.
The 2026 Programme, the purpose of which
is to reduce the Company’s issued share capital, will take place within the limitations of the authority granted by shareholders
to the Board of the Company at its Annual General Meeting, held on 23 April 2025.
The maximum number of Ordinary Shares
that can be purchased by the Company under the 2026 Programme is 650,000,000**.
The Company 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 the Company.
The Company intends
to cancel the repurchased Ordinary Shares.
* The nominal value of Ordinary
Shares without rounding is £1.076923076923077 per share.
** This number reflects a number lower
than the authority taken at the 2025 AGM less the shares purchased or agreed to be purchased by the Company under the previous buyback
programme.
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.
Forward-looking
statements
This announcement may include forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, such as statements with respect
to NatWest Group’s financial condition, results of operations and business, including its strategic priorities, financial, investment
and capital targets, and climate and sustainability-related targets, commitments and ambitions described herein. Statements that are
not historical facts, including statements about NatWest Group’s beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Words,
such as ‘expect’, ‘estimate’, ‘project’, ‘anticipate’, ‘commit’, ‘believe’,
‘should’, ‘intend’, ‘will’, ‘plan’, ‘could’, ‘target’, ‘goal’,
‘objective’, ‘may’, ‘outlook’, ‘prospects’ and similar expressions or variations on these
expressions are intended to identify forward-
looking statements. In particular, this
announcement may include forward-looking statements relating , but not limited to: its 2026 Programme and the details thereto, NatWest
Group’s outlook, guidance and targets (including in relation to RoTE, total income, other operating expenses, loan impairment rate,
capital generation pre-distributions, customer assets and liabilities growth rate, cost-income ratio, CET1 ratio, RWA levels and payment
of dividends), its financial position, profitability and financial performance, the implementation of its strategy, its access to adequate
sources of liquidity and funding, its regulatory capital position and related requirements, its impairment losses and credit exposures
under certain specified scenarios, substantial regulation and oversight, ongoing legal, regulatory and governmental actions and investigations.
Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that might cause actual results and performance to differ
materially from any expected future results or performance expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could
cause or contribute to differences in current expectations include, but are not limited to, future growth initiatives (including acquisitions,
joint ventures and strategic partnerships), the outcome of legal, regulatory and governmental actions and investigations, the level and
extent of future impairments and write-downs, legislative, political, fiscal and regulatory developments, accounting standards, competitive
conditions, technological developments such as artificial intelligence, interest and exchange rate fluctuations, general economic and
political conditions and uncertainties, exposure to third party risk, operational risk, conduct risk, cyber, data and IT risk, financial
crime risk, key person risk and credit rating risk and the impact of climate and sustainability-related risks and the transitioning to
a net zero economy. These and other factors, risks and uncertainties that may impact any forward-looking statement or NatWest Group plc's
actual results are discussed in NatWest Group plc's 2025 Annual Report and Accounts on Form 20-F, and its other public filings. The forward-looking
statements contained in this announcement speak only as of the date of this announcement and NatWest Group plc does not assume or undertake
any obligation or responsibility to update any of the forward-looking statements contained in this announcement, whether as a result
of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent legally required.
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.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.
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NatWest Group plc
(Registrant)
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| Date: 17 February 2026 |
By: /s/ Mark Stevens |
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Name: Mark Stevens |
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Title: Assistant Secretary |
