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| Date | 20 Sept 2022 |
| Time | 09:30:01 |
| Category | Holding(s) in company |
| ID | 9673Z |
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
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NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)i |
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1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii: |
NatWest Group plc |
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1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate) |
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Non-UK issuer |
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2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X") |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
x |
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify)iii: |
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3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv |
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Name |
The Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury |
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City and country of registered office (if applicable) |
London, England |
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v |
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Name |
The Solicitor for the Affairs of His Majesty's Treasury |
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City and country of registered office (if applicable) |
London, England |
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5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi: |
15 September 2022 |
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6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): |
16 September 2022 |
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7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation |
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% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A) |
% of voting rights through financial instruments |
Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B) |
Total number of voting rights of issuervii |
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Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached |
46.91% |
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46.91% |
38,653,308,232 |
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Position of previous notification (if applicable) |
47.99% |
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47.99% |
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8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares |
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Class/type of ISIN code (if possible) |
Number of voting rightsix |
% of voting rights |
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Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) |
Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1) |
Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) |
Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1) |
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Ordinary Shares of £1 each GB00B7T77214 |
18,130,821,908 |
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46.91% |
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SUBTOTAL 8. A |
18,130,821,908 |
46.91% |
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B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) |
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted. |
% of voting rights |
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SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 |
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B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) |
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Physical or cash settlementxii |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
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SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 |
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9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X") |
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Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuerxiii |
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Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
x |
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Namexv |
% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
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UK Government Investments Limited, a company wholly-owned by His Majesty's Treasury, is entitled to exercise control over the voting rights which are the subject of this notification (pursuant to certain management arrangements agreed with His Majesty's Treasury).
The Solicitor for the Affairs of His Majesty's Treasury is acting as nominee for The Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury. |
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The Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury |
46.91% |
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46.91% |
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10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: |
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Name of the proxy holder |
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The number and % of voting rights held |
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The date until which the voting rights will be held |
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11. Additional informationxvi |
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The Solicitor for the Affairs of His Majesty's Treasury is acting as nominee for The Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury (HMT).
The percentage of voting rights held by HMT in NatWest Group plc (NWG), as shown on this form (46.91%), has been calculated following the disposal by HMT of ordinary shares in NWG since its last TR-1 notification on 11 August 2022, under HMT's trading plan announced on 22 July 2021 and extended on 22 June 2022.
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Place of completion |
London, England |
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Date of completion |
16 September 2022 |
Legal Entity Identifier: 2138005O9XJIJN4JPN90