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Massachusetts Financial Services Company notified NatWest Group plc of a disposal of voting rights, having crossed a threshold on December 11, 2025, and notifying the issuer on December 12, 2025. This action resulted in its total voting rights in NatWest Group plc decreasing from a previous position of 5.167092% to 4.936000%, representing 1,582,800,036 voting rights.
| Date | 15 Dec 2025 |
| Time | 14:33:53 |
| Category | Holding(s) in company |
| ID | 6303L |
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
1. Issuer Details
ISIN
GB00BM8PJY71
Issuer Name
NATWEST GROUP PLC
UK or Non-UK Issuer
UK
2. Reason for Notification
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Name
Massachusetts Financial Services Company
City of registered office (if applicable)
Boston
Country of registered office (if applicable)
USA
4. Details of the shareholder
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Name |
City of registered office |
Country of registered office |
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MFS invests in securities of the issuer on behalf of its various mutual funds and institutional account clients and qualifies under exemption DTR 5.1.5R(1) as a U.S. Registered Investment Manager. |
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5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached
11-Dec-2025
6. Date on which Issuer notified
12-Dec-2025
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 8.B 1 + 8.B 2) |
Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B) |
Total number of voting rights held in issuer |
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Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached |
4.936000 |
0.000000 |
4.936000 |
1582800036 |
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Position of previous notification (if applicable) |
5.167092 |
0.000000 |
5.167092 |
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8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached
8A. Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible) |
Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1) |
Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1) |
% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1) |
% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1) |
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GB00BM8PJY71 Common Stock |
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1582800036 (391,280,577 Common Stock shares and 2,209,716 Depository Receipt shares or 1,582,800,036 Common Stock votes on a converted basis) |
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4.936000 |
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Sub Total 8.A |
1582800036 |
4.936000% |
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8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration date |
Exercise/conversion period |
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted |
% of voting rights |
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Sub Total 8.B1 |
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8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration date |
Exercise/conversion period |
Physical or cash settlement |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
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Sub Total 8.B2 |
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9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation
2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as necessary)
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Ultimate controlling person |
Name of controlled undertaking |
% 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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Massachusetts Financial Services Company (Chain 1) |
Massachusetts Financial Services Company |
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Massachusetts Financial Services Company (Chain 2) |
Massachusetts Financial Services Company |
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Massachusetts Financial Services Company (Chain 2) |
MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc. |
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Massachusetts Financial Services Company (Chain 3) |
Massachusetts Financial Services Company |
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Massachusetts Financial Services Company (Chain 3) |
MFS International Limited |
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Massachusetts Financial Services Company (Chain 3) |
MFS International Holdings Pty Ltd |
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Massachusetts Financial Services Company (Chain 3) |
MFS International (U.K.) Limited |
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Massachusetts Financial Services Company (Chain 4) |
Massachusetts Financial Services Company |
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Massachusetts Financial Services Company (Chain 4) |
MFS Heritage Trust Company |
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Massachusetts Financial Services Company (Chain 5) |
Massachusetts Financial Services Company |
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Massachusetts Financial Services Company (Chain 5) |
MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc. |
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Massachusetts Financial Services Company (Chain 5) |
MFS Investment Management Canada Limited |
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Massachusetts Financial Services Company (Chain 6) |
Massachusetts Financial Services Company |
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Massachusetts Financial Services Company (Chain 6) |
MFS International Limited |
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Massachusetts Financial Services Company (Chain 6) |
MFS International Holdings Pty Ltd |
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Massachusetts Financial Services Company (Chain 6) |
MFS Investment Management Company (LUX) S.a r.l. |
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Massachusetts Financial Services Company (Chain 7) |
Massachusetts Financial Services Company |
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Massachusetts Financial Services Company (Chain 7) |
MFS International Limited |
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Massachusetts Financial Services Company (Chain 7) |
MFS International Holdings Pty Ltd |
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Massachusetts Financial Services Company (Chain 7) |
MFS Investment Management K.K. |
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Massachusetts Financial Services Company (Chain 8) |
Massachusetts Financial Services Company |
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Massachusetts Financial Services Company (Chain 8) |
MFS International Limited |
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Massachusetts Financial Services Company (Chain 8) |
MFS International Holdings Pty Ltd |
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10. In case of proxy voting
Name of the proxy holder
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held
11. Additional Information
12. Date of Completion
12-Dec-2025
13. Place Of Completion
Boston
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