NatWest Group plc has announced the purchase of a significant number of its own ordinary shares from UBS AG, London Branch. The company has bought a total of 740,858 ordinary shares from the London Stock Exchange (LSE), 106,999 from CHIX, and 314,294 from BATE. These purchases are part of the company's existing share buyback program and were made in accordance with the instructions issued to UBS on 16 February 2024.

The intention is to cancel the repurchased ordinary shares, and following the settlement of these transactions, NatWest Group will hold 289,754,564 ordinary shares in treasury and have 8,303,995,353 ordinary shares in issue, excluding treasury shares. The company has also announced the completion of the share buyback program announced on 19 February 2024. Since the commencement of this buyback program, NatWest Group has repurchased and canceled 104,485,015 ordinary shares at a volume-weighted average price of 287.1225 pence per ordinary share, totaling £299,999,997.21.

The company has provided detailed transaction information in accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No.596/2014. This includes a breakdown of individual trades made by UBS on behalf of the company as part of the buyback programs. The transactions were carried out on 24 July 2024, with varying volumes and prices across different trading venues.

For further information, investors can contact the Investor Relations team at +44 (0)207 672 1758, and for media inquiries, the Media Relations team can be reached at +44 (0)131 523 4205. The Legal Entity Identifier for NatWest Group plc is 2138005O9XJIJN4JPN90.