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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001654954-22-010370
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20220801
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220801
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220801

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NatWest Group plc
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000844150
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	COMMERCIAL BANKS, NEC [6029]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			X0
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-10306
		FILM NUMBER:		221123814

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		GOGARBURN
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 1000
		CITY:			EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND
		STATE:			X0
		ZIP:			EH12 1HQ
		BUSINESS PHONE:		441315568555

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		GOGARBURN
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 1000
		CITY:			EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND
		STATE:			X0
		ZIP:			EH12 1HQ

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND GROUP PLC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19950712
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NATWEST GROUP PLC AND NATWEST MARKETS N.V. COMMENCE
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px"><font style="color: #000000">NatWest Group plc ("</font><font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000">NatWest
Group</font><font style="color: #000000">") and NatWest Markets
N.V. ("</font><font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000">NWM
N.V.</font><font style="color: #000000">") (each an
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to purchase for cash (with respect to the tender offers launched by
NatWest Group, the "</font><font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000">NatWest Group
Offer</font><font style="color: #000000">", and with respect to the
tender offers launched by NWM N.V., the "</font><font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000">NWM N.V.
Offer</font><font style="color: #000000">", and collectively, the
"</font><font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000">Offers</font><font style="color: #000000">") any and all of certain series of their
respective U.S. dollar denominated notes set out in the table below
(collectively, the "</font><font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000">Notes</font><font style="color: #000000">", and each a "</font><font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000">Series</font><font style="color: #000000">").</font></font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px"><font style="color: #000000">The NatWest Group Offer
is&#xA0;</font>being<font style="color: #000000">&#xA0;made on the
terms and subject to the&#xA0;</font>conditions<font style="color: #000000">&#xA0;set out in NatWest Group's offer to
purchase&#xA0;</font>dated August 1<font style="color: #000000">,
2022 and the related Notice of Guaranteed Delivery (the
"</font><font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000">NatWest
Group Offer to Purchase</font><font style="color: #000000">"), and
the NWM N.V. Offer is&#xA0;</font>being<font style="color: #000000">&#xA0;made on the terms and subject to
the&#xA0;</font>conditions<font style="color: #000000">&#xA0;set
out in NWM N.V.'s offer to purchase&#xA0;</font>dated August
1<font style="color: #000000">, 2022 and the related Notice of
Guaranteed Delivery (the "</font><font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000">NWM N.V. Offer to
Purchase</font><font style="color: #000000">" and, together with
the NatWest Group Offer to Purchase, the "</font><font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000">Offers to
Purchase</font><font style="color: #000000">").
Capitalized&#xA0;</font>terms<font style="color: #000000">&#xA0;</font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">with respect to the
NatWest Group Offer</font><font style="color: #000000">&#xA0;not
otherwise&#xA0;</font>defined<font style="color: #000000">&#xA0;in
this&#xA0;</font>announcement<font style="color: #000000">&#xA0;have the same meaning as in the NatWest
Group Offer to Purchase and capitalized terms with respect to the
NWM N.V. Offer not otherwise defined in this announcement have the
same meaning as in the NWM N.V. Offer to
Purchase.</font></font></div>
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<font style="color: #000000">Each Offeror is providing the holders
of its Notes with an opportunity to have their Notes repurchased
while maintaining a responsible approach to the management of its
capital position and, in the case of NatWest Group, its MREL
(minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities)
position. Each Offeror will continue to meet all of its capital
requirements and, in the case of the NatWest Group, MREL
requirements, irrespective of the outcome of its
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NatWest Group is offering to purchase for cash, on the terms and
conditions described in the NatWest Group Offer to Purchase, any
and all of the outstanding Notes set out in the table
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<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Bloomberg Reference Page</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 9%; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Hypothetical Purchase Price (Illustrative)<font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top">(1)</font></font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 11%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">6.125%
Subordinated Tier 2 Notes due 2022</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 11%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">The
Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc&#xA0;<font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top">(2)</font></font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">US780099CE50
/</font></div>
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">780099CE5</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 11%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">$2,250,000,000</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">$1,303,830,000</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 6%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">+40</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;1.625%
U.S. Treasury due December 15, 2022 (ISIN:
US912828YW42)</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 8%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">December
15, 2022</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 9%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">FIT
T/0-1</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 9%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">$1,010.40</font></div>
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">per
$1,000</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 11%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">6.100%
Subordinated Tier 2 Notes due 2023</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 11%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">The
Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc&#xA0;<font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top">(2)</font></font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">US780097AY76
/</font></div>
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">780097AY7</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 11%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">$1,000,000,000</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">$465,426,000</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 6%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">+90</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">0.250%
U.S. Treasury Security due June 15, 2023 (ISIN:
US912828ZU76)</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 8%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">June
10, 2023</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 9%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">FIT
T/0-1</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 9%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">$1,018.04</font></div>
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">per
$1,000</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 11%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">6.000%
Subordinated Tier 2 Notes due 2023</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 11%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">The
Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc<font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top">(2)</font></font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">US780097AZ42
/</font></div>
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">780097AZ4</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 11%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">$2,000,000,000</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">$1,396,278,000</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 6%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">+125</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">3.000%
U.S. Treasury Security due June 30, 2024 (ISIN:
US91282CEX56)</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 8%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">December
19, 2023</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 9%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">FIT1</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 9%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">$1,023.97</font></div>
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">per
$1,000</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 11%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">5.125%
Subordinated Tier 2 Notes due 2024</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 11%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">The
Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc<font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top">(2)</font></font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">US780099CH81
/</font></div>
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">780099CH8</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 11%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">$2,250,000,000</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">$1,241,175,000</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 6%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">+145</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">3.000%
U.S. Treasury Security due June 30, 2024 (ISIN:
US91282CEX56)</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 8%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">May 28,
2024</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 9%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">FIT1</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 9%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">$1,013.01</font></div>
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">per
$1,000</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 11%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">3.875%Senior
Notes due 2023</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 11%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">The
Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc<font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top">(2)</font></font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">US780097BD21</font></div>
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">/
780097BD2</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 11%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">$2,650,000,000</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">$2,650,000,000</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 6%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">+75</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">3.000%
U.S. Treasury Security due June 30, 2024 (ISIN:
US91282CEX56)</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
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<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">September
12, 2023</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
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<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 9%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">FIT1</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
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<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">$1,002.23</font></div>
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">per
$1,000</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
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<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12%">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 11%">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
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<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
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<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 8%">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 9%">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 9%">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr></table>
</div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 24px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: -24px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">(1)&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;
For illustrative purposes only, a hypothetical Purchase Price for
each Series is set out in the table above, based on a hypothetical
Price Determination Time of 2.00 p.m. New York City time, on July
29, 2022. Holders should note that the actual Purchase Price for
each Series determined in the manner described herein and in the
relevant Offer to Purchase could differ significantly from the
hypothetical Purchase Price for each Series set out in the table
above.</font></div>
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10">&#xA0;</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 24px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: -24px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">(2)&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;
Currently NatWest Group plc.</font></div>
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10">&#xA0;</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 24px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: -24px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 11px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 7px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
NWM N.V. is offering to purchase for cash, on the terms and
conditions described in the NWM N.V. Offer to Purchase, any and all
of the outstanding Notes set out in the table below:</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 11px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
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<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Title of Security</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
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<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Issuer</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
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<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
ISIN/CUSIP</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
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<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Principal Amount Issued</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 12%; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Principal Amount Outstanding</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 6%; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Fixed Spread (bps)</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
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<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Reference U.S. Treasury Security</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 8%; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Maturity</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
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<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Bloomberg Reference Page</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 9%; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Hypothetical Purchase Price (Illustrative)<font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top">(1)</font></font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 11%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">7.750%
Subordinated Deposit Notes, Series B, due 2023</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 11%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">NatWest
Markets N.V.<font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top">(2)</font></font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">US00077TAA25
/ 00077TAA2</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 11%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">$250,000,000</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">$135,566,000</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 6%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">+75</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">0.125%
U.S. Treasury Security due May 15, 2023 (ISIN:
US912828ZP81)</font></div>
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 8%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">May 15,
2023</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 9%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">FIT
T/0-1</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 9%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">$1,029.92
per $1,000</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 11%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">7.125%
Subordinated Deposit Notes, Series B, due 2093</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 11%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">NatWest
Markets N.V.<font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top">(2)</font></font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">US00077TAB08
/ 00077TAB0</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 11%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">$150,000,000</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">$150,000,000</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 6%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">+120</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">2.250%
U.S. Treasury Security due February 15, 2052 (ISIN:
US912810TD00)</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 8%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Oct 15,
2093</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 9%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">FIT1</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 9%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">$1,656.99
per $1,000</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 11%; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 11%; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12%">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 11%">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12%">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 6%">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 8%">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 9%">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 9%">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr></table>
</div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 24px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: -24px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10">&#xA0;</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 24px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: -24px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">(1)&#xA0;&#xA0;
For illustrative purposes only, a hypothetical Purchase Price for
each Series is set out in the table above, based on a hypothetical
Price Determination Time of 2.00 p.m. New York City time, on July
29, 2022. Holders should note that the actual Purchase Price for
each Series determined in the manner described herein and the
relevant Offer to Purchase could differ significantly from the
hypothetical Purchase Price for each Series set out in the table
above.</font></div>
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10">&#xA0;</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 24px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: -24px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">(2)&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;
NatWest Markets N.V. (formerly known as ABN AMRO Bank N.V., of
which ABN AMRO Bank N.V., New York Branch, was a
part).</font></div>
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10">&#xA0;</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 11px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 11px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px"><font style="color: #000000">Each&#xA0;Offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York
City time, on August 8, 2022, unless it is extended (such date and
time, as the same may be extended, the "</font><font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000">Expiration
Deadline</font><font style="color: #000000">") or earlier
terminated.</font></font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
&#xA0;</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Purchase Price; Accrued Interest</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
&#xA0;</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-style: italic; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Purchase Price</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 5px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
&#xA0;</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 5px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px"><font style="color: #000000">
The purchase price (in respect of each Series, the
"</font><font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000">Purchase
Price</font><font style="color: #000000">") for each $1,000
principal amount of the Notes of the relevant Series validly
tendered and not validly withdrawn at or prior to the relevant
Expiration Deadline received by the Tender Agent at or prior to the
relevant Expiration Deadline or the relevant Guaranteed Delivery
Date (as defined herein), as the case may be, and accepted for
purchase by the relevant Offeror, will be equal to an amount
(rounded to the nearest cent) that would reflect, as of the
relevant Settlement Date (as defined herein), a yield to the
maturity date of such Series equal to the sum of (i) the Reference
Yield (as defined in the relevant Offer to Purchase) for such
Series, plus (ii) the fixed spread in respect of such Series set
forth in the relevant table above (in respect of each Series, the
"</font><font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000">Fixed
Spread</font><font style="color: #000000">"). Specifically, the
relevant Purchase Price will equal (i) the value of all remaining
payments of principal and interest on the Notes of the relevant
Series up to and including the scheduled maturity of the relevant
Series, discounted to the relevant Settlement Date, at a discount
rate equal to (x) the relevant Reference Yield (as defined in the
relevant Offer to Purchase) plus (y) the relevant Fixed Spread,
minus (ii) any Accrued Interest in respect of the Notes of the
relevant Series, in each case calculated in the manner set out in
the relevant Annex to the relevant Offer to
Purchase.</font></font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 5px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
&#xA0;</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 5px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-style: italic; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Accrued Interest</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 5px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-style: italic; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
&#xA0;</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 5px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px"><font style="color: #000000">
In addition to the relevant Purchase Price, holders of the Notes
accepted for purchase pursuant to the relevant Offer(s) will also
receive, on the relevant Settlement Date, accrued and unpaid
interest on each $1,000 principal amount of such Notes (rounded to
the nearest cent) from, and including, the last interest payment
date up to, but not including, the relevant Settlement Date
("</font><font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000">Accrued
Interest</font><font style="color: #000000">"). Holders whose Notes
are tendered and accepted for purchase pursuant to the Guaranteed
Delivery Procedures will not receive payment in respect of any
interest for the period from and including the relevant Settlement
Date to the relevant Guaranteed Delivery Settlement
Date.&#xA0;Accrued Interest&#xA0;for each $1,000&#xA0;principal
amount of such Notes validly tendered and accepted for purchase
will be rounded to the nearest $0.01, with $0.005 being rounded
upwards, in accordance with the conditions of such
Notes.</font></font></div>
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10">&#xA0;</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
&#xA0;</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Settlement</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="color: #002060; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px"><font style="color: #002060">
Unless an Offer is extended, reopened or earlier terminated,
payment of the relevant Purchase Price, plus any Accrued Interest
to holders of Notes that are validly tendered and not withdrawn and
accepted for purchase in such Offer is expected to be made on
August 10, 2022 (in respect of each Offer, the "</font><font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000">Settlement
Date</font><font style="color: #002060">") or, in the case of Notes
accepted for purchase pursuant to the Guaranteed Delivery
Procedure, on August 11, 2022 (in respect of each Offer, the
"</font><font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000">Guaranteed
Delivery Settlement Date</font><font style="color: #002060">").</font></font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
&#xA0;</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Offer Conditions</font></div>
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10">&#xA0;</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
&#xA0;</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 5px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Each Offer is not conditional upon any minimum amount of Notes
being tendered. However, each Offer is conditional upon the
satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions described in the
relevant Offer to Purchase.</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 5px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
&#xA0;</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 5px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
An Offeror's obligation to accept for purchase and pay for the
Notes that are validly tendered and not withdrawn in the relevant
Offer is not conditioned upon the outcome of the other Offeror's
Offer.</font></div>
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10">&#xA0;</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
&#xA0;</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Withdrawal Rights</font></div>
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10">&#xA0;</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px"><font style="color: #000000">
Notes tendered pursuant to an Offer may be withdrawn at any time
before the relevant Withdrawal Deadline. In addition, if the
relevant Offer is extended, the related Withdrawal Deadline will be
extended to the earlier of (i) the relevant Expiration Deadline (as
extended) and (ii) the 10th Business Day after the commencement of
the relevant Offer (in respect of each Offer, the
"</font><font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000">Commencement
Date</font><font style="color: #000000">"). Notes tendered pursuant
to an Offer may also be withdrawn at any time after the 60th
Business Day after the relevant Commencement Date if, for any
reason, that Offer has not been consummated within 60 Business Days
of the relevant Commencement Date. If the relevant Offer is
terminated without any Notes being purchased thereunder, the Notes
tendered pursuant thereto will be promptly returned to the
tendering holders.</font></font></div>
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10">&#xA0;</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
&#xA0;</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 14px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
The relevant deadline set by DTC or any intermediary for the
submission of Tender Instructions may be earlier than the deadlines
set out herein.</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 14px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
&#xA0;</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Indicative Timetable</font></div>
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10">&#xA0;</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
&#xA0;</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 8px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px"><font style="color: #000000">
The following table sets out the expected dates and times of the
key events relating to each Offer. This is an indicative timetable
and is&#xA0;</font>subject<font style="color: #000000">&#xA0;to&#xA0;</font>change.</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 8px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
<div>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
<tr>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 52%; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Events</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 48%; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Dates and Times</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 52%">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Commencement Date</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 48%">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 52%">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Commencement
of the Offers upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth in the relevant Offer to Purchase.</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 48%">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">August
1, 2022</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 52%">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Price Determination Time&#xA0;</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 48%">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 52%">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">The
time in respect of each Offer, at which the Reference Yield for
each Series of Notes will be determined by the relevant Dealer
Managers.</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 48%">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">2:00
p.m., New York City time, on August 8, 2022, unless otherwise
extended in respect of the relevant Offer</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 52%">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Withdrawal Deadline</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 48%">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 52%">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">The
deadline in respect of each Offer for holders to validly withdraw
Notes tendered before this date and time, unless otherwise extended
as described herein.</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 48%">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">5:00
p.m., New York City time, on August 8, 2022, unless otherwise
extended in respect of the relevant Offer</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 52%">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Expiration Deadline</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 48%">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 52%">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">The
deadline in respect of each Offer for holders to tender Notes
pursuant to the relevant Offer in order to qualify for payment of
the relevant Purchase Price plus any Accrued Interest.</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Each
Offeror will issue a press release announcing the principal amount
of each Series accepted for purchase pursuant to the relevant Offer
promptly after the relevant Expiration Deadline.</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 48%">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">5:00
p.m., New York City time, on August 8, 2022, unless otherwise
extended in respect of the relevant Offer</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 52%">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Guaranteed Delivery Date</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">The
deadline in respect of each Offer for holders using the Guaranteed
Delivery Procedures described in the relevant Offer to Purchase to
deliver their Notes.</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 48%">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">5:00
p.m. New York time, on the second Business Day following the
relevant Expiration Deadline</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 52%">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Settlement Date</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 48%">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 52%">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Payment
in respect of each Offer of the relevant Purchase Price, plus any
Accrued Interest for all Notes validly tendered and not validly
withdrawn and accepted for purchase pursuant to the relevant Offer
(other than the Notes tendered in either Offer pursuant to the
Guaranteed Delivery Procedures).</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 48%">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Expected
on August 10, 2022, the second Business Day following the relevant
Expiration Deadline</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 52%">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Guaranteed Delivery Settlement Date</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 48%">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 52%">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Payment
in respect of each Offer of the relevant Purchase Price plus any
Accrued Interest for all Notes validly tendered and not validly
withdrawn and accepted for purchase pursuant to the Guaranteed
Delivery Procedures.</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 48%">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Expected
on August 11, 2022, the third Business Day following the relevant
Expiration Deadline</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr></table>
</div>
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or withdraw its respective Offers, subject to applicable law.
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intermediary needs to receive instructions from a holder before the
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Dealer Managers with respect to the</font><font style="color: #000000">&#xA0;</font><font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000">NatWest Group
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Email: liabilitymanagement@morganstanley.com</font></div>
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Attn: Liability Management (in the U.S.)</font></div>
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Attn: Liability Management Group (in Europe)</font></div>
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Telephone: +44 (0) 203 942 9680 (Europe)</font></div>
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Telephone: +1 (704) 410-4756 (U.S.)</font></div>
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BofA Securities Europe
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Morgan Stanley &amp; Co.
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each Offer to Purchase (including the documents incorporated by
reference therein)&#xA0;</font>contain<font style="color: #000000">&#xA0;important information which should be
read&#xA0;</font>carefully<font style="color: #000000">&#xA0;before
any decision is made with respect to&#xA0;</font>the
relevant<font style="color: #000000">&#xA0;Offer. If you are in any
doubt as to the contents of&#xA0;</font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman">this</font><font style="color: #000000">&#xA0;announcement or the relevant Offer to
Purchase or the&#xA0;</font>action<font style="color: #000000">&#xA0;you should take, you are recommended
to&#xA0;</font>seek<font style="color: #000000">&#xA0;your own
financial&#xA0;</font>and<font style="color: #000000">&#xA0;legal
advice,&#xA0;</font>including<font style="color: #000000">&#xA0;as
to&#xA0;</font>any<font style="color: #000000">&#xA0;tax
consequences, immediately from your
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or&#xA0;</font>other<font style="color: #000000">&#xA0;</font>independent<font style="color: #000000">&#xA0;financial or
legal&#xA0;</font>adviser.<font style="color: #000000">&#xA0;Any
individual or company whose Notes are held on
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broker, dealer, bank,&#xA0;</font>custodian,<font style="color: #000000">&#xA0;trust company or other nominee or
intermediary must contact such&#xA0;</font>entity<font style="color: #000000">&#xA0;if it wishes
to&#xA0;</font>participate<font style="color: #000000">&#xA0;in the
Offers. None of the Offerors, the Dealer
Managers</font><font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">,</font><font style="color: #000000">&#xA0;the&#xA0;</font>Tender<font style="color: #000000">&#xA0;Agent,
the fiscal agent or the trustee (as applicable) with respect to the
Notes (or any of their respective directors, employees or
affiliates) make any recommendation as
to&#xA0;</font>whether<font style="color: #000000">&#xA0;</font>holders<font style="color: #000000">&#xA0;should&#xA0;</font>tender<font style="color: #000000">&#xA0;Notes pursuant to&#xA0;</font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman">the</font><font style="color: #000000">&#xA0;Offers.</font></font></div>
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The communication of this announcement, the Offers to Purchase and
any other documents or materials relating to the Offers do not
constitute an offer of securities to the public for the purposes of
Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (as amended, the "Prospectus Regulation")
and accordingly the requirement to produce a prospectus under the
Prospectus Regulation does not apply to the Offers.</font></div>
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The communication of this announcement, the Offers to Purchase and
any other documents or materials relating to the Offers are not
being made, and such documents and/or materials have not been
approved, by an authorized person for the purposes of section 21 of
the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the "FSMA").
Accordingly, this announcement, the Offers to Purchase and such
other documents and/or materials are not being distributed to, and
must not be passed on to, the general public in the United Kingdom.
The communication of the Offers to Purchase and such other
documents and/or materials is exempt from the restriction on
financial promotions under section 21 of the FSMA on the basis that
they are only being distributed to and are only directed at persons
to whom they can lawfully be circulated outside the United Kingdom
or to: (i) persons in the United Kingdom having professional
experience in matters relating to investments falling within the
definition of investment professionals (as defined in Article 19(5)
of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial
Promotion) Order 2005 (as amended, the "Order")); (ii) persons
falling within Article 43 of the Order; or (iii) any other persons
to whom the relevant Offer to Purchase and such other documents
and/or materials may otherwise lawfully be communicated under the
Order (all such persons together being referred to as "relevant
persons"). This announcement and the Offers to Purchase and such
documents and/or materials are directed only at relevant persons
and must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not
relevant persons. Any investment or investment activity to which
this announcement and the Offers to Purchase relate is available
only to relevant persons and will be engaged in only with relevant
persons.</font></div>
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The communication of this announcement, the Offers to Purchase and
any other documents or materials relating to the Offers do not
constitute an offer of securities to the public for the purposes of
s of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (as amended) as it forms part of
United Kingdom domestic law by virtue of the European Union
(Withdrawal) Act 2018 (EUWA) (the "</font><font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000">UK Prospectus
Regulation</font><font style="color: #000000">") and accordingly
the requirement to produce a prospectus under the UK Prospectus
Regulation does not apply to the Offers.</font></font></div>
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Belgium (in respect of the NatWest Group Offer only)</font></div>
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Neither this announcement (in so far as it relates to the NatWest
Group Offer), the NatWest Group Offer to Purchase nor any other
documents or materials relating to the NatWest Group Offer have
been submitted to or will be submitted for approval or recognition
to the Financial Services and Markets Authority
(</font><font style="font-style: italic; color: #000000">Autorit&#xE9;
des services et march&#xE9;s financiers / Autoriteit voor
financi&#xEB;le diensten en markten</font><font style="color: #000000">) and, accordingly, the NatWest Group Offer may
not be made in Belgium by way of a public offering, as defined in
Articles 3 and 6 of the Belgian Law of April 1, 2007 on public
takeover bids as amended or replaced from time to time.
Accordingly, the NatWest Group Offer may not be advertised and the
NatWest Group Offer will not be extended, and neither this
announcement, the NatWest Group Offer to Purchase nor any other
documents or materials relating to the NatWest Group Offer
(including any memorandum, information circular, brochure or any
similar documents) have been or shall be distributed or made
available, directly or indirectly, to any person in Belgium other
than "qualified investors" in the sense of Article 2(e) of the
Prospectus Regulation, acting on their own account. This
announcement (in so far as it relates to the NatWest Group Offer)
and the NatWest Group Offer to Purchase have been issued only for
the personal use of the above qualified investors and exclusively
for the purpose of the NatWest Group Offer. Accordingly, the
information contained in this announcement (in so far as it relates
to the NatWest Group Offer) and the NatWest Group Offer to Purchase
may not be used for any other purpose or disclosed to any other
person in Belgium.</font></font></div>
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This announcement, the Offers to Purchase and any other documents
or offering materials relating to the Offers may not be distributed
in the Republic of France except to qualified investors
(</font><font style="font-style: italic; color: #000000">investisseurs
qualifi&#xE9;s</font><font style="color: #000000">) as defined in
Article 2(e) of the Prospectus Regulation. This announcement and
the Offers to Purchase have not been and will not be submitted for
clearance to the&#xA0;</font><font style="font-style: italic; color: #000000">Autorit&#xE9; des march&#xE9;s
financiers</font><font style="color: #000000">.</font></font></div>
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None of the Offers, this announcement, the Offers to Purchase or
any other documents or materials relating to the Offers has been or
will be submitted to the clearance procedure of
the&#xA0;</font><font style="font-style: italic; color: #000000">Commissione Nazionale per le
Societ&#xE0; e la Borsa</font><font style="color: #000000">&#xA0;("CONSOB"), pursuant to applicable Italian
laws and regulations.</font></font></div>
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The Offers are being carried out in the Republic of Italy ("Italy")
as an exempted offer pursuant to article 101-bis, paragraph 3-bis
of the Legislative Decree No. 58 of February 24, 1998, as amended
(the "Financial Services Act") and article 35-bis, paragraph 4 of
CONSOB Regulation No. 11971 of May 14, 1999, as amended (the
"Issuers' Regulation"). The Offers are also being carried out in
compliance with article 35-bis, paragraph 7 of the Issuers'
Regulation.</font></div>
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Holders or beneficial owners of the Notes located in Italy can
tender the Notes through authorized persons (such as investment
firms, banks or financial intermediaries permitted to conduct such
activities in Italy in accordance with the Financial Services Act,
CONSOB Regulation No. 20307 of February 15, 2018, as amended from
time to time, and Legislative Decree No. 385 of September 1, 1993,
as amended) and in compliance with applicable laws and regulations
or with requirements imposed by CONSOB or any other Italian
authority.</font></div>
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Each intermediary must comply with the applicable laws and
regulations concerning information duties&#xA0;</font><font style="font-style: italic; color: #000000">vis-&#xE0;-vis</font><font style="color: #000000">&#xA0;its
clients in connection with the Notes and the
Offers.</font></font></div>
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The Offers do not constitute an offer to buy or the solicitation of
an offer to sell Notes (and offers to sell will not be accepted
from the holders) in any circumstances in which such offer or
solicitation is unlawful. In those jurisdictions where the
securities or other laws require the Offers to be made by a
licensed broker or dealer or similar and any of the Dealer Managers
or any of the Dealer Manager's respective affiliates is such a
licensed broker or dealer in that jurisdiction, the Offers shall be
deemed to be made by such Dealer Manager or affiliate, as the case
may be, on behalf of the relevant Offeror in such
jurisdiction.</font></div>
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Each holder participating in the Offers will be deemed to give
certain representations in respect of the jurisdictions referred to
above and generally as set out in the relevant Offer to Purchase.
Any tender of Notes pursuant to an Offer to Purchase from a holder
that is unable to make these representations will be rejected. Each
of the Offerors, the Dealer Managers and Kroll Issuer Services
Limited reserves the right, in its absolute discretion (and without
prejudice to the relevant holder's responsibility for the
representations made by it), to investigate in relation to any
tender of Notes, whether any such representation given by a holder
is correct and, if such investigation is undertaken and as a result
the relevant Offeror determines (for any reason) that such
representation is not correct, such offer to sell will be
rejected.</font></div>
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<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Each Offeror and their respective affiliates expressly reserve the
right at any time or from time to time following completion or
termination of the Offers made by it, to purchase or exchange or
offer to purchase or exchange Notes or to issue an invitation to
submit offers to sell Notes (including, without limitation, those
tendered pursuant to the relevant Offer(s) but not accepted for
purchase by it) through open market purchases, privately negotiated
transactions, tender offers, exchange offers or otherwise, in each
case on terms that may be more or less favorable than those
contemplated by the relevant Offer(s). In addition, each Offeror
also reserves the right to issue new debt securities from time to
time, including during the term of the Offers made by
it.&#xA0;</font></div>
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THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION THAT QUALIFIED OR MAY HAVE
QUALIFIED AS INSIDE INFORMATION FOR NATWEST GROUP PLC, FOR THE
PURPOSES OF ARTICLE 7 OF THE MARKET ABUSE REGULATION (EU) 596/2014
(MAR) AS IT FORMS PART OF DOMESTIC LAW BY VIRTUE OF THE EUROPEAN
UNION (WITHDRAWAL) ACT 2018. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS MADE BY ALEXANDER
HOLCROFT, HEAD OF INVESTOR RELATIONS FOR NATWEST GROUP
PLC.</font></div>
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<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION THAT QUALIFIED OR MAY HAVE
QUALIFIED AS INSIDE INFORMATION FOR NATWEST MARKETS N.V., FOR THE
PURPOSES OF ARTICLE 7 OF THE MARKET ABUSE REGULATION (EU) 596/2014
(MAR). FOR THE PURPOSES OF MAR AND ARTICLE 2 OF COMMISSION
IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/1055, THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS MADE
BY VASILEIOS TSAGRIS, TREASURER OF NATWEST MARKETS
N.V.</font></div>
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