Intention to Exercise Regulatory Call

1 February, 2022

INTENTION TO EXERCISE REGULATORY CALL

6.425% Non-Cumulative Trust Preferred Securities (ISIN - US74927PAA75) ("TPSs")

NatWest Group plc (formerly known as The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc) ("NWG") intends, in due course, to redeem all of the outstanding TPSs in accordance with their terms and conditions. The Prudential Regulation Authority, which has primary responsibility for the prudential oversight and supervision of NWG, has confirmed that the TPSs can no longer be included in calculating NWG's Tier 1 capital on a solo and/or consolidated basis after December 31, 2021. Accordingly, NWG intends to redeem the TPSs under the terms and conditions governing the TPSs.

This announcement is not a formal notice of redemption in respect of the TPSs. Before redeeming the TPSs, NWG intends to give notice of redemption to the holders thereof, in due course following the satisfaction of all applicable conditions under the governing documents.

For further information, please contact:

Scott Forrest

Head of Treasury Debt Capital Markets & Capital Strategy

Tel: +44 (0)7747 455969

Paul Pybus

Head of Debt Investor Relations

Tel: +44 (0) 7769161183

Forward-looking statements

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MAR

This announcement contains information that qualified or may have qualified as inside information in relation to the TPSs as specified above for the purposes of Article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) 596/2014 (MAR). For the purposes of MAR and Article 2 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1055, this announcement is made by Scott Forrest, Head of Treasury Debt Capital Markets & Capital Strategy for NatWest Group plc.

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