FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For 08 26, 21
Commission File Number: 001-10306
NatWest Group plc
RBS, Gogarburn, PO Box 1000
Edinburgh EH12 1HQ
(Address of principal executive offices)
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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 August 2021 | ||||||
Transaction in Own Shares | ||||||
NatWest Group plc (the 'Company' or 'NWG') announces today that it has purchased the following number of ordinary shares in the Company with a nominal value of £1 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 | |
26 August 2021 | 3,600,000 | 219.60 | 214.90 | 217.8751 | LSE | |
26 August 2021 | 700,000 | 219.60 | 214.80 | 217.8241 | CHIX | |
26 August 2021 | 1,150,000 | 219.60 | 214.70 | 217.8258 | BATE | |
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 30 July 2021, as announced on 2 August 2021. | ||||||
The Company intends to cancel the repurchased Ordinary Shares. | ||||||
Following the settlement of the above transactions, NWG will hold 190,436,956 Ordinary Shares in treasury and have 11,523,962,445 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 is available here: http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/9454J_1-2021-8-26.pdf |
Date: 26 08 2021
NATWEST GROUP plc (Registrant) | |
By: /s/ Jan Cargill | |
Name: Jan Cargill | |
Title: Chief Governance Officer and Company Secretary |