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NatWest Group (NYSE: NWG) repurchases 811,927 shares in buyback

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NatWest Group plc reports that it repurchased 811,927 ordinary shares on 26 January 2026 as part of its existing share buyback programme. The shares, each with a nominal value of £1.0769, were bought from Merrill Lynch International at prices between 646.20 GBp and 654.80 GBp, with a volume-weighted average price of 651.31 GBp on the London Stock Exchange.

The company intends to cancel the repurchased shares. After settlement, NatWest will hold 218,999,312 ordinary shares in treasury and have 7,992,420,184 ordinary 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 announced that it repurchased 811,927 ordinary shares on 26 January 2026 as part of its existing share buyback programme and intends to cancel these shares.

At what prices did NatWest (NWG) buy back its ordinary shares?

The 811,927 ordinary shares were repurchased at prices between 646.20 GBp and 654.80 GBp per share, with a volume-weighted average price of 651.31 GBp.

How many NatWest ordinary shares remain in issue after this buyback?

Following settlement of the transaction, NatWest will have 7,992,420,184 ordinary shares in issue, excluding 218,999,312 ordinary shares held in treasury.

Who executed the NatWest (NWG) share repurchase trades?

The buyback trades were executed by Merrill Lynch International (BofA) on behalf of NatWest Group plc under instructions issued on 25 July 2025.

What will NatWest do with the repurchased shares from this transaction?

NatWest intends to cancel the 811,927 repurchased ordinary shares, reducing the number of shares outstanding relative to total issued shares.

Where were the NatWest share buyback trades carried out?

The 811,927 ordinary shares were repurchased on the London Stock Exchange (LSE).


 
 
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
 
January, 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
 
26 January 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
26-Jan-26
811,927
654.80
646.20
651.31
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 218,999,312 Ordinary Shares in treasury and have 7,992,420,184 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/4320Q_1-2026-1-26.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:
26 January 2026
 
 
By:
/s/ Mark Stevens
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Name:
Mark Stevens
 
 
 
 
 
Title:
Assistant Secretary