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Share capital and other equity - Ordinary shares (Details) - GBP (£) |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 5 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 36 Months Ended |  |
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Mar. 31, 2021 | Mar. 19, 2021 | Jan. 18, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Jul. 30, 2021 | Apr. 30, 2021
Own shares held |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Own shares acquired | [1] |  |  |  |  |  | £ 383,000,000 | £ 77,000,000 | £ 60,000,000 |  |  |
Own shares held | Share awards and options |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares held in treasury |  |  |  |  | 15,000,000 | 15,000,000 | 15,000,000 |  | 16,000,000 | 15,000,000 |  |
Delivery of own shares held |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Par value |  |  |  |  | £ 1 | £ 1 | £ 1 |  |  | £ 1 |  |
Ordinary shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Authorized share capital |  |  |  |  | £ 0 | £ 0 | £ 0 |  |  | £ 0 |  |
Authorized share capital granted |  |  |  |  | 608,328,288 | 608,328,288 | 608,328,288 |  |  | 608,328,288 |  |
Authorized share capital amount granted after the buyback effect |  |  |  |  | £ 578,791,771 | £ 578,791,771 | 578,791,771 |  |  | £ 578,791,771 |  |
Number of own shares purchased |  |  | 590,730,325 |  | 310,802,416 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Nominal value of own shares purchased |  |  | £ 590,730,325 |  | £ 310,802,416 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration paid for repurchase of own shares |  |  | £ 1,125,341,269 |  | £ 676,242,656 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price per share |  |  | £ 1.9050 |  | £ 2.175796 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Own shares acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  | £ 0 |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of issued shares repurchased |  |  | 4.86% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of own shares cancelled |  |  | 390,730,325 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Treasury Shares, Re-Issued For Options Exercise |  |  |  |  |  | 19,062,290 |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares held in treasury |  |  | 200,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Delivery of own shares held |  | 200,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum amount for share buy back programme |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | £ 750,000,000 |
Maximum number of ordinary shares purchased under Programme |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,157,583,542 | 1,216,656,575
Number of shares issued in connection to employee share plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 38,000,000 |  |
Par value |  |  |  |  | £ 1 | £ 1 | £ 1 |  |  | £ 1 |  |
Interim dividend paid |  |  |  |  |  |  | £ 347,000,000 | 0 |  |  |  |
Interim dividend per share |  |  |  |  |  |  | £ 0.030 |  |  |  |  |
Final dividend recommended |  |  |  |  | £ 844,300,000 | £ 844,300,000 | £ 844,300,000 | £ 364,000,000 |  | £ 844,300,000 |  |
Final dividend recommended, per share |  |  |  |  | £ 0.075 | £ 0.075 | £ 0.075 | £ 0.03 |  | £ 0.075 |  |
Ordinary shares | Ordinary share buyback program |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of own shares purchased |  |  |  | 29,735,044 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Nominal value of own shares purchased |  |  |  | £ 29,735,044 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration paid for repurchase of own shares |  |  |  | £ 73,007,375 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price per share |  |  |  | £ 2.455264 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of issued shares repurchased |  |  |  | 2.93% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ordinary shares | Own shares held |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares held in treasury |  |  |  |  | 180,937,710 | 180,937,710 | 180,937,710 |  |  | 180,937,710 |  |
Delivery of own shares held |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19,062,290 |  |  |  |  |
[1] | In March 2021, there was an agreement with HM Treasury to buy 591 million ordinary shares in the Company from UK Government Investments Ltd (UKGI), at 190.5p per share for the total consideration of £1.13 billion. NatWest Group cancelled 391 million of the purchased ordinary shares, amounting to £744 million excluding fees, and held the remaining 200 million in own shares held, amounting to £381 million excluding fees. The nominal value of the share cancellation has been transferred to the capital redemption reserve.

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