NatWest Group Buys Back Own Shares

TL;DR

NWG bought back shares today, likely a good sign.

AI Summary

On September 10, 2025, NatWest Group plc announced a transaction in its own shares. The company purchased shares as part of its share buyback program, details of which were not fully disclosed in this filing but are expected to be reported.

Why It Matters

Share buybacks can signal management's confidence in the company's valuation and can increase earnings per share.

Risk Assessment

Risk Level: low — This filing is a routine disclosure of share transactions and does not contain significant new financial or operational information.

Key Players & Entities

• NatWest Group plc (company) — Filer of the report
• 001-10306 (company) — Commission File Number
• 10 September 2025 (date) — Date of announcement

FAQ

Filing Documents

• a8571y.htm (6-K) — 29KB
• 0001654954-25-010617.txt ( ) — 31KB

From the Filing

IN OWN SHARES a8571y     UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549   FORM 6-K   REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934   September, 2025   Commission File Number 001-10306   NatWest Group plc   250 Bishopsgate, London, EC2M 4AA United Kingdom (Address of principal executive offices)     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.     Form 20-F ☒   Form 40-F ☐         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   10 September 2025   Transaction in Own Shares   NatWest Group plc (the "Company") announces today that it has purchased the following number of ordinary shares in the Company with a nominal value of £1.0769* each ("Ordinary Shares") from Merrill Lynch International ("BofA")   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   10-Sep-25   514,391   525.80   518.20   523.29   LSE     * Note:  the nominal value of Ordinary Shares without rounding is £1.076923076923077 per share   Such purchases form part of the Company's existing share buyback programme and were effected pursuant to the instructions issued by the Company to BofA on 25 July 2025, as announced on 28 July 2025   The Company intends to cancel the repurchased Ordinary Shares   Following the settlement of the above transactions, the Company will hold 231,143,214 Ordinary Shares in treasury and have 8,055,973,447 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 BofA on behalf of the Company as part of the buyback programme is detailed in the attached:  http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/8568Y_1-2025-9-10.pdf       SIGNATURE   Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.             NatWest Group plc (Registrant)                               Date: 10 September 2025     By: /s/ Mark Stevens                         Name: Mark Stevens           Title: Assistant Secretary  

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