NatWest Group plc
Total Voting Rights and Capital
In conformity with the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules, NatWest Group plc ("NWG") hereby notifies the following update in respect of its issued share capital with voting rights as at 30 March 2022.
The changes in the issued share capital are a result of settlement today of the off-market purchase of 549,851,147 o rdinary shares of £1 each ("Ordinary Shares") on 28 March 2022, pursuant to the terms of a contract (the "Directed Buyback Contract") between NWG and Her Majesty's Treasury ("HM Treasury"), which was approved by NWG's shareholders at a General Meeting held on 6 February 2019 and signed on 7 February 2019. The authority from shareholders to make off-market purchases of Ordinary Shares from HM Treasury (or its nominee) under the terms of the Directed Buyback Contract was renewed at the Annual General Meeting on 28 April 2021.
N WG cancelled all of the purchased Ordinary Shares.
Share Class and nominal value |
Number of Shares issued |
Voting rights per share |
Total Voting rights - |
30 March 2022 |
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Ordinary Shares of £1 |
10,641,613,869 |
4 |
42,566,455,476 |
Ordinary Shares of £1 held in treasury |
146,116,846 |
- |
Voting rights not exercisable |
11% Cumulative Preference Shares of £1 |
240,686 |
4 |
962,744 |
5.5% Cumulative Preference Shares of £1 |
242,454 |
4 |
969,816 |
Total: |
10,788,213,855 |
|
42,568,388,036 |
Shareholders may use the above figure ( 42,568,388,036) for their calculations to determine whether they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in NWG under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
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