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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001654954-23-007523
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20230602
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230602
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230602

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:		23986740

	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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<DESCRIPTION>SUCCESSFUL DISPOSAL OF SHARES IN PERMANENT TSB
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px"><font style="font-weight: bold; color: #161616; font-size: 13px">Successful
disposal of shares in</font><font style="color: #000000">&#xA0;</font><font style="font-weight: bold; color: #2B2B2B; font-size: 13px">Permanent TSB
Group Holdings PLC</font></font></div>
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<font style="color: #2B2B2B; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Further
to the announcement on 1 June 2023, NatWest Group plc ("NatWest")
announces the successful completion of the disposal of part of its
shareholding, held through the wholly owned subsidiary RBS AA
Holdings (UK) Limited, in Permanent TSB Group Holdings PLC
("PTSB").&#xA0;</font></div>
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<font style="color: #2B2B2B; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">The
overall size of the disposal by the Minister for Finance of Ireland
and NatWest (the "Selling Shareholders") was 54.6 million ordinary
shares in PTSB representing 10.0% of the ordinary share capital of
PTSB, with NatWest disposing of 27.3 million ordinary shares in
PTSB representing 5.0% of the ordinary share capital of PTSB. The
disposal was effected by way of a placing (the "Placing") of shares
(the "Placing Shares") in an accelerated book building
process.</font></div>
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<font style="color: #2B2B2B; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">In
summary, following settlement of the Placing which will take place
on 6 June 2023:</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px"><font style="color: #2B2B2B">&#x25CF;</font><font style="color: #000000">&#xA0;</font><font style="color: #2B2B2B">The
shareholding of NatWest will be reduced from 90.9 million ordinary
shares, representing approximately 16.7% of the ordinary share
capital of PTSB, to 63.6 million ordinary shares, representing
approximately 11.7% of the ordinary share capital of
PTSB.</font></font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px"><font style="color: #2B2B2B">&#x25CF;</font><font style="color: #000000">&#xA0;</font><font style="color: #2B2B2B">The
Placing price was &#x20AC;2.025 per share. As a result, the overall
gross proceeds from the sale of the Placing Shares will be
&#x20AC;110.5 million, with both Selling Shareholders receiving
&#x20AC;55.2 million of gross proceeds each.</font></font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px"><font style="color: #2B2B2B">&#x25CF;</font><font style="color: #000000">&#xA0;</font><font style="color: #2B2B2B">The
disposal will have an immaterial impact on NatWest's CET1 ratio and
its TNAV per share.</font></font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px"><font style="color: #2B2B2B">&#x25CF;</font><font style="color: #000000">&#xA0;</font><font style="color: #2B2B2B">The
Selling Shareholders have undertaken not to sell further shares in
PTSB for a period of 90 calendar days following the completion of
the Placing</font><font style="color: #000000">&#xA0;</font><font style="color: #3F3F3F">(</font><font style="color: #2B2B2B">subject to
waiver by one of the co-bookrunners and certain customary
exceptions).</font></font></div>
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CEO Alison Rose said:&#xA0;</font></div>
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"This transaction represents further positive progress on our
phased withdrawal from the Republic of Ireland."</font></div>
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<font style="color: #2B2B2B; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">NatWest
will keep further disposal options under active consideration, as
and when market conditions permit.</font></div>
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This announcement is for information purposes only and does not
constitute an offer or an invitation to acquire or dispose of any
securities of PTSB in the United States, Canada, Australia or Japan
or in any other jurisdiction in which such an offer of solicitation
is unlawful. The shares sold pursuant to the Placing have not been,
and will not be, registered under the United States Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, or under any securities laws of any state or
jurisdiction of the United States and may not be offered or sold in
the United States absent registration or an exemption from
registration. There was no public offering of securities in the
United States.</font></div>
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transmitted or distributed, directly or indirectly in or into
Australia, Canada, Japan, The Republic of South Africa, Switzerland
or any other jurisdiction where to do so would constitute a
violation of the relevant laws or regulations of such jurisdiction.
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