6-K 1 natwestgroupplc-aprilbatc.htm BATCH FILING natwestgroupplc-aprilbatc
 
FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
 
 
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
 
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
For the month of April 2022
Commission File Number: 001-10306
 
NatWest Group plc
 
RBS, Gogarburn, PO Box 1000
Edinburgh EH12 1HQ
 
(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 X Form 40-F ___
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):_________
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):_________
 
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
Yes ___ No X
 
If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- ________
 
 
 
 
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: 
 
 
 

 
 
Exhibit No. 1
Block Listing Six Monthly Return dated 7 April 2022
Exhibit No. 2
Holding(s) in Company dated 21 April 2022
Exhibit No. 3
NatWest Group–Segmental reporting re-presentation dated 22 April 2022
Exhibit No. 4
Publication of Suppl.Prospcts dated 29 April 2022
Exhibit No. 5
Total Voting Rights dated 29 April 2022
 
 
Exhibit No. 1
 
BLOCK LISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN
 
Date: 7 April 2022
 
Name of applicant:
 
NatWest Group plc
 
Name of scheme:
 
NatWest Group plc 2007 Sharesave Plan
Period of return:
 
From:
 
1 October 2021
 
To:
 
31 March 2022
 
Balance of unallotted securities under scheme(s) from previous return:
 
9,851,637
Plus:  The amount by which the block scheme(s) has been increased since the date of the last return (if any increase has been applied for):
 
0
 
Less:  Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme(s) during period (see LR3.5.7G):
 
0
Equals:  Balance under scheme(s) not yet issued/allotted at end of period:
 
9,851,637
 
 
 
 
 
Name of applicant:
 
NatWest Group plc
 
Name of scheme:
 
NatWest Group plc 2007 Irish Sharesave Plan
Period of return:
 
From:
 
1 October 2021
 
To:
 
31 March 2022
 
Balance of unallotted securities under scheme(s) from previous return:
 
1,333,341
Plus:  The amount by which the block scheme(s) has been increased since the date of the last return (if any increase has been applied for):
 
 
0
 
Less:  Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme(s) during period (see LR3.5.7G):
 
 
0
Equals:  Balance under scheme(s) not yet issued/allotted at end of period:
 
 
1,333,341
 
 
 
 
 
Name of applicant:
 
NatWest Group plc
 
Name of scheme:
 
NatWest Group plc UK Sharesave Plan 2017
Period of return:
 
From:
 
1 October 2021
 
To:
 
31 March 2022
 
Balance of unallotted securities under scheme(s) from previous return:
 
987,840
Plus:  The amount by which the block scheme(s) has been increased since the date of the last return (if any increase has been applied for):
 
0
 
Less:  Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme(s) during period (see LR3.5.7G):
 
0
Equals:  Balance under scheme(s) not yet issued/allotted at end of period:
 
987,840
 
 
Name of applicant:
 
NatWest Group plc
 
Name of scheme:
 
NatWest Group plc Irish Sharesave Plan 2017
 
Period of return:
 
From:
 
1 October 2021
 
To:
 
31 March 2022
 
Balance of unallotted securities under scheme(s) from previous return:
 
500,000
Plus:  The amount by which the block scheme(s) has been increased since the date of the last return (if any increase has been applied for):
 
0
 
Less:  Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme(s) during period (see LR3.5.7G):
 
0
Equals:  Balance under scheme(s) not yet issued/allotted at end of period:
 
500,000
 
Name of applicant:
 
NatWest Group plc
 
Name of scheme:
 
NatWest Group plc Employee Share Plan 2014
Period of return:
 
From:
 
1 October 2021
 
To:
 
31 March 2022
 
Balance of unallotted securities under scheme(s) from previous return:
 
18,423,223
Plus:  The amount by which the block scheme(s) has been increased since the date of the last return (if any increase has been applied for):
 
0
 
Less:  Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme(s) during period (see LR3.5.7G):
 
0
 
Equals:  Balance under scheme(s) not yet issued/allotted at end of period:
 
18,423,223
 
 
 
 
 
 
Legal Entity Identifier: 2138005O9XJIJN4JPN90
 
 
Exhibit No. 2
 
 
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
 
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)i
 
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:
NatWest Group plc
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer
 
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
x
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
 
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
 
Other (please specify)iii:
 
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv
Name
The Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
London, England
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v
Name
The Solicitor for the Affairs of Her Majesty's Treasury
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
London, England
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:
20 April 2022
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):
20 April 2022
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
 
% 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 of issuervii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached
47.98%
 
47.98%
42,550,719,136
Position of previous notification (if
applicable)
48.03%
 
48.03%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type ofshares
ISIN code (if possible)
Number of voting rightsix
% of voting rights
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)
Ordinary Shares of £1 each GB00B7T77214
20,415,271,572
 
47.98%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SUBTOTAL 8. A
20,415,271,572
47.98%
 
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of financial instrument
Expirationdatex
Exercise/Conversion Periodxi
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is
exercised/converted.
% of voting rights
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SUBTOTAL 8. B 1
 
 
 
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
Type of financial instrument
Expirationdatex
Exercise/Conversion Period xi
Physical or cash
settlementxii
Number of voting rights
% of voting rights
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SUBTOTAL 8.B.2
 
 
 
9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the
applicable box with an "X")
 
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
 
 
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary)
x
 
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
 
UK Government Investments Limited, a company wholly-owned by Her 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 Her Majesty's Treasury).
 
The Solicitor for the Affairs of Her Majesty's Treasury is acting as nominee for The Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury.
 
The Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury
47.98%
 
47.98%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
 
Name of the proxy holder
 
 
The number and % of voting rights held
 
 
The date until which the voting rights will be held
 
 
 
 
11. Additional informationxvi
 
The Solicitor for the Affairs of Her Majesty's Treasury is acting as nominee for The Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury (HMT).
 
The percentage of voting rights held by HMT in NatWest Group plc (NWG), as shown on this form (47.98%), has been calculated following the disposal by HMT of 8,059,945 ordinary shares in NWG since its last TR-1 notification on 30 March 2022.
 
This calculation does not take into account any shares repurchased by NWG under its share buyback programme since the last Total Voting Rights announcement on 31 March 2022. The percentage of voting rights held by HMT could move up or down going forward depending on the number of shares repurchased by NWG and the progress of sales under HMT's trading plan announced on 22 July 2021.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Place of completion
London, England
Date of completion
20 April 2022
Legal Entity Identifier: 2138005O9XJIJN4JPN90
 
 
Exhibit No. 3
 
 
NatWest Group plc 22 April 2022
NatWest Group - Segmental reporting re-presentation
 
NatWest Group plc ("NatWest Group") has today published details of the change in operating segments that it announced on 27 January 2022 (https://www.natwestgroup.com/news/2022/01/natwest-group-brings-together-new-commercial-institutional-franchise.html). Previously reported financial information has been re-presented in the new operating segments to aid comparison of NatWest Group's forthcoming Q1 2022 results with prior periods.  The re-presentation does not change the consolidated financial results of NatWest Group. 
 
On 27 January 2022, NatWest Group announced that a new franchise, Commercial & Institutional, would be created, bringing together the Commercial, NatWest Markets and RBS International businesses to form a single franchise with common management and objectives, to best support our customers across the full non-personal customer lifecycle.
 
NatWest Group's operating segments are now:
 
− 
Retail Banking
− 
Private Banking
− 
Commercial & Institutional
− 
Central items and other
− 
Ulster Bank RoI
 
Financial information for the years 2019, 2020, and 2021 and the nine quarters from Q4 2019 to Q4 2021 are re-presented in the attached financial supplement http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/0327J_1-2022-4-22.pdf which is also available to view and download at https://investors.natwestgroup.com/.
 
NatWest Group's Q1 2022 results will be announced on 29 April 2022 and will be presented under the new operating segment structure.
 
For further information, please contact:
 
Alexander Holcroft
 
Investor Relations
 
+44 (0) 207 672 1758
 
NatWest Group Press Office
 
+44 (0) 131 523 4205
 
Legal Entity Identifier:  2138005O9XJIJN4JPN90
 
Forward-looking statements
This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, such as statements that include, without limitation, the words 'expect', 'estimate', 'project', 'anticipate', 'commit', 'believe', 'should', 'intend', 'will', 'plan', 'could', 'probability', 'risk', 'Value-at-Risk (VaR)', 'target', 'goal', 'objective', 'may', 'endeavour', 'outlook', 'optimistic', 'prospects' and similar expressions or variations on these expressions. These statements concern or may affect future matters, such as NatWest Group's future economic results, business plans and strategies.  In particular, this document may include forward-looking statements relating to NatWest Group plc in respect of, but not limited to: its creation of the Commercial & Institutional franchise and the intended benefits of the Commercial & Institutional franchise, the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, its regulatory capital position and related requirements, its financial position, profitability and financial performance (including financial, capital, cost savings and operational targets), the implementation of its Purpose-led strategy, its ESG and climate related targets, its access to adequate sources of liquidity and funding, increasing competition from new incumbents and disruptive technologies, its exposure to third party risks, its ongoing compliance with the UK ring-fencing regime and ensuring operational continuity in resolution, its impairment losses and credit exposures under certain specified scenarios, substantial regulation and oversight, ongoing legal, regulatory and governmental actions and investigations, the transition of LIBOR and IBOR rates to alternative risk free rates and NatWest Group's exposure to economic and political risks (including with respect to terms surrounding Brexit and climate change), operational risk, conduct risk, cyber, data and IT risk, financial crime risk, key person risk and credit rating risk.  Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that might cause actual results and performance to differ materially from any expected future results or performance expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to differences in current expectations include, but are not limited to, the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, future growth initiatives (including acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic partnerships), the outcome of legal, regulatory and governmental actions and investigations, the level and extent of future impairments and write-downs (including with respect to goodwill), legislative, political, fiscal and regulatory developments, accounting standards, competitive conditions, technological developments, interest and exchange rate fluctuations, general economic and political conditions and the impact of climate-related risks and the transitioning to a net zero economy. These and other factors, risks and uncertainties that may impact any forward-looking statement or NatWest Group plc's actual results are discussed in NatWest Group plc's UK 2021 Annual Report and Accounts (ARA) and NatWest Group plc's filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, NatWest Group plc's most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F and Reports on Form 6-K. The forward-looking statements contained in this document speak only as of the date of this document and NatWest Group plc does not assume or undertake any obligation or responsibility to update any of the forward-looking statements contained in this document, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent legally required.
 
 
 
Exhibit No. 4
 
 
 
NatWest Group plc
 
 
Publication of Supplementary Prospectus
 
The following supplementary prospectus has been approved by the Financial Conduct Authority and is available for viewing:
 
Supplementary Prospectus to the NatWest Group plc £40,000,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme, dated 29 April 2022.
 
To view the full document, please paste the following URL into the address bar of your browser:
 
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/9427J_1-2022-4-29.pdf
 
A copy of the above Supplementary Prospectus has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at:
 
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
 
 
 
For further information, please contact:
 
 
Scott Forrest
Head of NatWest Treasury DCM
Tel: +44 (0) 7747 455 969
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
DISCLAIMER - INTENDED ADDRESSEES
 
Please note that the information contained in the Supplementary Prospectus (and the Prospectus to which it relates) may be addressed to and/or targeted at persons who are residents of particular countries (specified in the Prospectus) only and is not intended for use and should not be relied upon by any person outside these countries and/or to whom the offer contained in the Prospectus and the Supplementary Prospectus is not addressed. Prior to relying on the information contained in the Prospectus and the Supplementary Prospectus you must ascertain from the Prospectus whether or not you are part of the intended addressees of the information contained therein.
 
Your right to access this service is conditional upon complying with the above requirement.
 
 
 
Legal Entity Identifier
 
 
NatWest Group plc
2138005O9XJIJN4JPN90
 
 
Exhibit No. 5
 
 
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 in respect of its issued share capital with voting rights as at 29 April 2022.
 
Share Class and nominal value
Number of Shares issued
Voting rights per share
Total Voting rights -
29 April 2022
Ordinary Shares of £1
10,562,202,191
4
42,284,808,764
Ordinary Shares of £1 held in treasury
145,570,613
4
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:
10,708,255,944
 
42,250,741,324
 
Shareholders may use the above figure (42,250,741,324) 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.
 
 
 
Legal Entity Identifier: 2138005O9XJIJN4JPN90     
 
     
 
 
Date: 29 April 2022
 
 
 
 
 
NATWEST GROUP plc (Registrant)
 
 
 
By: /s/ Jan Cargill
 
 
 
Name: Jan Cargill
 
Title: Chief Governance Officer and Company Secretary