NatWest Group plc has announced that it has purchased a total of 221,823 ordinary shares in the company from UBS AG, London Branch. The purchases were made as part of the company's existing share buyback program and were carried out in accordance with instructions issued to UBS on July 31, 2023. The company intends to cancel the repurchased shares. Following the settlement of these transactions, NatWest Group will hold 203,907,743 ordinary shares in treasury and have 8,822,548,096 ordinary shares in issue, excluding treasury shares. The highest price paid for the shares was 198.35 GBp, while the lowest price paid was 195.95 GBp, with a volume-weighted average price of 197.0379 GBp per share.