<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001654954-24-002363.txt : 20240229
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20240229113719
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001654954-24-002363
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20240229
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240229
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240229

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NatWest Group plc
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000844150
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	COMMERCIAL BANKS, NEC [6029]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	02 Finance
		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:		24700533

	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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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Commission
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Group plc</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Holding(s)
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Directorate
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No. 5</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Commencement
of On Market Share Buyback Programme dated 19 February
2024</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Holding(s)
in Company dated 19 February 2024</font></div>
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No. 7</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Notice
of Redemption dated 22 February 2024</font></div>
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No. 8</font></div>
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in Company &#x2013; HMT shareholding dated 26 February
2024</font></div>
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No. 9</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Total
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TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings</font></div>
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NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS</font><font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font><font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman">(</font><font style="color: #000000">to
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1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing
shares to which voting rights are attached</font><font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top; color: #000000">ii</font><font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000">:</font></font></div>
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NatWest Group plc</font></div>
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1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK
issuer</font><font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font><font style="color: #000000">(please
mark with an "X" if appropriate)</font></font></div>
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2. Reason for the notification</font><font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font><font style="color: #000000">(please
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights</font></div>
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights</font></div>
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<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="font-weight: bold; color: #000000">
3. Details of person subject to the notification
obligation</font><font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top; color: #000000">iv</font></font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 49%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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">
Name</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="4" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 51%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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">
The Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 49%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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">
City and country of registered office (if applicable)</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="4" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 51%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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">
London, England</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="7" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 100%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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="font-weight: bold; color: #000000">
4. Full name of shareholder(s)</font><font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font><font style="color: #000000">(if
different from 3.)</font><font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top; color: #000000">v</font></font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 49%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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">
Name</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="4" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 51%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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">
The Solicitor for the Affairs of His Majesty's
Treasury</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 49%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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">
City and country of registered office (if applicable)</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="4" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 51%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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">
London, England</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 49%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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="font-weight: bold; color: #000000">
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or
reached</font><font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top; color: #000000">vi</font><font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000">:</font></font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="4" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 51%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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">
2 February 2024</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 49%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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">
6.&#xA0;Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="4" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 51%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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">
2 February 2024</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="7" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 100%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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">
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification
obligation</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 17%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 18%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 21%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px"><font style="color: #000000; font-size: 13px">
% of</font><font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font><font style="color: #000000; font-size: 13px">voting
rights through</font><font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font><font style="color: #000000; font-size: 13px">financial
instruments(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 18%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 25%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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">
Total number of voting rights of issuer</font><font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top; color: #000000">vii</font></font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 17%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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">
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or
reached</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 18%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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">
34.96%</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 21%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 18%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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">
34.96%</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 25%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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;35,093,417,576</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 17%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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">
Position of previous notification (if</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">
applicable)</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 18%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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">
35.94%</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 21%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 18%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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">
35.94%</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 25%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="color: #000000; 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 colspan="24" style="vertical-align: top; width: 100%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-top: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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="font-weight: bold; color: #000000">
8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which
the threshold was crossed or reached</font><font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top; color: #000000">viii</font></font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="24" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 100%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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">
A: Voting rights attached to shares</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="vertical-align: top; width: 19%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Class/type ofshares</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">
ISIN code (if possible)</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="13" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 41%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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="font-weight: bold; color: #000000">
Number of voting rights</font><font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top; color: #000000">ix</font></font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="8" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 40%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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">
% of voting rights</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="7" style="vertical-align: top; width: 24%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Direct</font></div>
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="6" style="vertical-align: top; width: 17%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Indirect</font></div>
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="5" style="vertical-align: top; width: 16%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Direct</font></div>
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: top; width: 23%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Indirect</font></div>
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 19%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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">
Ordinary Shares of &#xA3;1.0769 each GB00BM8PJY71</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="7" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 24%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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">
12,267,836,404</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="6" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 17%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="5" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 16%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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">
34.96%</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 23%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 19%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="7" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 24%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="6" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 17%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="5" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 16%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 23%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 19%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="7" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 24%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="6" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 17%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="5" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 16%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 23%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 19%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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">
SUBTOTAL 8. A</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="13" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 41%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
12,267,836,404</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="8" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 40%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
34.96%</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="24" style="vertical-align: top; width: 100%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="24" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 100%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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">
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive
2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 19%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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">
Type of financial instrument</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="4" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 15%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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="font-weight: bold; color: #000000">
Expirationdate</font><font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top; color: #000000">x</font></font></div>
</td>
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<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="font-weight: bold; color: #000000">
Exercise/Conversion Period</font><font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top; color: #000000; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT">xi</font></font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="7" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 27%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument
is</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">
exercised/converted.</font></div>
</td>
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<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">
% of voting rights</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 19%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="4" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 15%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="7" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 16%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="7" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 27%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 23%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 19%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="4" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 15%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="7" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 16%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="7" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 27%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 23%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 19%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="4" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 15%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="7" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 16%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="7" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 27%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 23%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: top; width: 19%; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="4" style="vertical-align: top; width: 15%; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="7" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 16%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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">
SUBTOTAL 8. B 1</font></div>
</td>
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<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 23%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="24" style="vertical-align: top; width: 100%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="24" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 100%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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">
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according
to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1
(b))</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 15%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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">
Type of financial instrument</font></div>
</td>
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<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="font-weight: bold; color: #000000">
Expirationdate</font><font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top; color: #000000">x</font></font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="6" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 16%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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="font-weight: bold; color: #000000; font-size: 13px">
Exercise/Conversion Period</font><font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font><font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top; color: #000000">xi</font></font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="5" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 15%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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">
Physical or cash</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="font-weight: bold; color: #000000">
settlement</font><font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top; color: #000000">xii</font></font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 12%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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">
Number of voting rights</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 23%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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">
% of voting rights</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: top; width: 15%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="5" style="vertical-align: top; width: 19%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="6" style="vertical-align: top; width: 16%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="5" style="vertical-align: top; width: 15%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: top; width: 12%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: top; width: 23%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 15%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="5" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 19%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="6" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 16%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="5" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 15%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 12%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 23%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 15%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="5" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 19%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="6" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 16%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="5" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 15%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 12%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 23%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 15%; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="5" style="vertical-align: top; width: 19%; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="6" style="vertical-align: top; width: 16%; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="5" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 15%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
SUBTOTAL 8.B.2</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 12%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 23%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="24" style="vertical-align: top; width: 100%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="24" style="vertical-align: top; width: 100%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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="font-weight: bold">
9. Information in relation to the person subject to the
notification obligation</font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font>(please mark
the</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">applicable
box with an "X")</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="23" style="vertical-align: top; width: 95%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Person
subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any
natural person or legal entity and does not control any other
undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the
(underlying) issuer<font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top">xiii</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 5%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="23" style="vertical-align: top; width: 95%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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="font-size: 13px">
Full</font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font><font style="font-size: 13px">chain of controlled undertakings through which
the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively
held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal
entity</font><font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top">xiv</font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font><font style="color: #000000; font-size: 13px">(please add additional rows as
necessary)</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 5%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">x</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="5" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 24%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px"><font style="font-weight: bold">
Name</font><font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top">xv</font></font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="6" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 24%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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">
% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable
threshold</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="9" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 28%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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">
% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is
higher than the notifiable threshold</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="4" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 24%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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">
Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable
threshold</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="24" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 100%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">UK
Government Investments Limited, a company wholly-owned by His
Majesty's Treasury, is entitled to exercise control over the voting
rights which are the subject of this notification (pursuant to
certain management arrangements agreed with His Majesty's
Treasury).</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">&#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">The
Solicitor for the Affairs of His Majesty's Treasury is acting as
nominee for The Commissioners of His Majesty's
Treasury.</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="5" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 24%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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
Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="6" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 24%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">34.96%</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="9" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 28%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="4" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 24%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">34.96%</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="5" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 24%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="6" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 24%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="9" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 28%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="4" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 24%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="5" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 24%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
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10.</font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font><font style="font-weight: bold">In case of proxy voting, please
identify:</font></font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Name of
the proxy holder</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">The
number and % of voting rights held</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">The
date until which the voting rights will be held</font></div>
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11. Additional information</font><font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top">xvi</font></font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">The
Solicitor for the Affairs of His Majesty's Treasury is acting as
nominee for The Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury
(HMT).</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">The
percentage of voting rights held by HMT in NatWest Group plc (NWG),
as shown on this form (34.96%), has been calculated following the
disposal by HMT of 97,917,196 ordinary shares in NWG since its last
TR-1 notification on 22 January 2024.</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">The
percentage of voting rights held by HMT could move up or down going
forward depending on the number of shares repurchased by NWG and
the progress of sales under HMT's trading plan announced on 22 July
2021 and most recently extended on 3 April 2023.</font></div>
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Place of completion</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">London,
England</font></div>
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Date of completion</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">2
February 2024</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Exhibit
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6 February&#xA0;2024</font></div>
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NatWest Group plc</font></div>
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Directorate Change</font></div>
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NatWest Group plc ('NWG') announces the appointment of Geeta
Gopalan as an independent non-executive director with effect from 1
July 2024.</font></div>
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Howard Davies, Chairman of NWG, said:</font></div>
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"I am delighted to welcome Geeta to NatWest Group.&#xA0; Geeta will
be a valuable addition to the board, bringing substantial financial
and banking expertise, combined with a strong track record as a plc
non-executive director."</font></div>
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Geeta currently serves&#xA0;as a non-executive director of Virgin
Money UK PLC*, Funding Circle plc, Intrum S.A., and as a Trustee of
The Old Vic Theatre.&#xA0; She previously served as a non-executive
director of Dechra Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Ultra Electronics Plc,
Wizink Bank SA, and Vocalink.&#xA0; Geeta's biography is set out
below.</font></div>
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*Stepping down on 30 June 2024.</font></div>
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There are no further matters requiring disclosure under Listing
Rule 9.6.13.</font></div>
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NatWest Group Investor Relations</font><font style="color: #000000">:</font></font></div>
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<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Claire Kane</font></div>
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Director, Investor Relations</font></div>
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+44 (0) 20 7672 1758</font></div>
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NatWest Group Media Relations</font><font style="color: #000000">:</font></font></div>
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+44 (0) 131 523 4205</font></div>
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Geeta Gopalan Biography</font></div>
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<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Geeta Gopalan is currently a non-executive director of Virgin Money
UK PLC*, serving as Risk Committee Chair; Intrum S.A, Europe's
largest credit investment and collections company; Funding Circle
plc - the largest fintech platform for SME lending in the UK,
serving as Senior Independent Director and Audit Committee Chair;
and as Trustee and Finance Committee Chair at The Old Vic
Theatre.</font></div>
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<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Geeta's previous non-executive directorships include Dechra
Pharmaceuticals Ltd, a leading FTSE 150 veterinary pharmaceuticals
company, serving as Remuneration Committee Chair; Ultra Electronics
Plc, a highly specialised software company that supply solutions
for defence, transport and aerospace; Wizink Bank SA, a private
equity owned digital bank in Spain; Vocalink, the operator for the
UK national payments infrastructure; Trustee Pilotlight, an
enterprise focused on bringing business skills to the third sector;
and as Vice-Chair and Member of the England Committee Big Lottery
Fund, which is the largest non-government funder of community
development in the UK and one of the largest globally.</font></div>
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<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Geeta has spent over 20 years in various executive roles across
banking and fintechs.&#xA0; Geeta is also a Qualified Chartered
Accountant (Chartered Accountants Institute, India).</font></div>
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Paul Thwaite appointed as NatWest Group CEO</font></div>
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<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">The
Board of NatWest Group plc has appointed Paul Thwaite as Group
Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director with immediate
effect. This follows his appointment on an initial 12-month basis
in July 2023.</font></div>
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<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Led
by Chair Designate Rick Haythornthwaite, the NatWest Group Board
has undertaken a rigorous and competitive search process, with
support from a leading external search firm. &#xA0;</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px"><font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000">
Rick Haythornthwaite, Chair Designate of NatWest Group
said:</font><font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font><font style="color: #000000">"Paul
has shown an unrivalled understanding of this business, our
customers, and the opportunities for growth. We are both ambitious
for this organisation and I fully expect his potent blend of
NatWest knowledge and thoughtful, imaginative approach to
leadership to prove key to forging success in the rapidly changing
landscape of banking.</font></font></div>
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The Board agreed that he was the outstanding candidate and the
right person to shape the future of NatWest".</font></div>
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Paul Thwaite, NatWest Group CEO said</font><font style="color: #000000">: "I want to thank the Board for their support and
the opportunity they have given me. It's an honour to lead what, I
believe, is a great business, which plays a vital role in the lives
of the 19 million customers we serve.&#xA0; With that, comes a
great sense of responsibility to succeed for our customers,
colleagues, and shareholders.</font></font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px"><font style="color: #000000">
Our customers' needs and expectations are changing at pace, as they
engage with emerging technology, adapt to new social trends, and
build ever more resilience to a fast-evolving
world.</font><font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;&#xA0;</font><font style="color: #000000">I
believe that NatWest, with its heritage, leading customer
businesses, deep regional connections and financial strength, can
be a trusted partner to customers during a period of
change.</font></font></div>
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<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
It is an exciting time for our sector and our bank. I am confident
we can shape the future of NatWest to deliver its full
potential."</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px"><font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000">Howard Davies, NatWest Group
Chairman</font><font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font><font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000">said:</font><font style="color: #000000">&#xA0;"I
am very pleased with the outcome of the process Rick ran. I have
worked closely with Paul over the last seven months and am
confident that he has all the skills needed to lead the bank
forward."</font></font></div>
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has also been appointed as CEO and Executive Director of NatWest
Holdings Limited, The Royal Bank of Scotland plc and National
Westminster Bank Plc.</font></div>
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previously served as a director of Motability Operations Group plc
from 30 September 2016 to 1 March 2021.</font></div>
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9.6.13</font></div>
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Remuneration arrangements for Paul Thwaite</font></div>
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Paul Thwaite's remuneration arrangements have been set in
accordance with the Directors' Remuneration Policy approved by
shareholders. &#xA0;The remuneration package includes a base salary
of</font><font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font><font style="color: #000000">&#xA3;1,155,660</font><font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font><font style="color: #000000">per
annum,</font><font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font><font style="color: #000000">a
fixed share allowance set at 100% of salary, standard benefit
funding of &#xA3;26,250 per annum and a pension allowance of 10% of
salary on the same basis as the wider
workforce.</font></font></div>
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Variable pay will consist of an annual bonus subject to
performance, with a maximum opportunity</font><font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font><font style="color: #000000">of
100% of salary delivered equally in cash and shares and a
Restricted Share Plan award with a maximum
opportunity</font><font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font><font style="color: #000000">of
150% of salary delivered in shares. Paul will be required to build
up and maintain a minimum shareholding equal to 500% of
salary.</font></font></div>
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The remuneration package for the NatWest Group CEO continues to
represent pay restraint in comparison to the
market.</font><font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font><font style="color: #000000">Any
further increases will be reviewed annually, subject to
satisfactory performance and development in
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Supplementary Prospectus dated 16 February 2024 to the NatWest
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December 2023.</font></div>
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NatWest Group plc (the "Company") announces the commencement of its
programme to buy back ordinary shares in the Company with a nominal
value of</font><font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font><font style="color: #000000">&#xA3;1.0769*</font><font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font><font style="color: #000000">each
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On 16 February 2024, the Company announced its full year results
and a share buyback programme (the "2024 Programme") of up to
&#xA3;300 million. &#xA0;The 2024 Programme will commence on 19
February 2024 and will end no later than 18 July 2024, provided
that the term of the 2024 Programme may be extended to end no later
than 15 August 2024 to account for any days where usual trading has
not been possible because of market events during the term of the
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The 2024 Programme, the purpose of which is to reduce the Company's
issued share capital, will take place within the limitations of the
authority granted by shareholders to the Board of the Company at
its Annual General Meeting, held on 25 April 2023 (the "2023
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The Company has entered into non-discretionary instructions with
UBS AG, London Branch to conduct the Programme on its behalf and to
make trading decisions under the Programme independently of the
Company.</font></div>
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The Company intends to cancel the repurchased Ordinary
Shares.</font></div>
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*</font><font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font><font style="color: #000000; font-size: 13px">The
nominal value of Ordinary Shares without rounding is
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** This number reflects the impact on the 2023 Authority of the
reduction in issued share capital following the off-market buyback
announced on 22 May 2023. It is further reduced by the number of
shares purchased to date by the Company under the ongoing share
buyback programme announced on 31 July 2023 (</font><font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">the
"2023 Programme")</font><font style="color: #000000; font-size: 13px">.T</font><font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">his
number does not take into account further&#xA0; purchases of
Ordinary Shares which (i) may have taken place but have not, at the
date of this announcement, settled under the 2023 Programme or (ii)
may take place under the 2023 Programme between the date of this
announcement and the conclusion of the 2023
Programme.</font><font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font><font style="color: #000000; font-size: 13px">These
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purchases are taking place under</font><font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font><font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">the
2024 Programme.</font></font></div>
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resolution, its impairment losses and credit exposures under
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impact of climate-related risks and the transitioning to a net zero
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results are discussed in NatWest Group plc's 2023 Annual Report on
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No Purchases in the United States and No Purchases of American
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outside the United States only. There will be no purchases of
Ordinary Shares from within the United States or from persons known
to be located in the United States, and there will be no purchases
of the Company's ADRs under the Programme.</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Exhibit
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TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings</font></div>
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NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS</font><font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font><font style="color: #000000; font-size: 13px">(to
be sent to the relevant issuer&#xA0;and&#xA0;to the FCA in
Microsoft Word format if possible)i</font></font></div>
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1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing
shares to which voting rights are attached</font><font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top; color: #000000">ii</font><font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000">:</font></font></div>
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NatWest Group plc</font></div>
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1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK
issuer</font><font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font><font style="color: #000000">(please
mark with an "X" if appropriate)</font></font></div>
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Non-UK issuer</font></div>
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2. Reason for the notification</font><font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font><font style="color: #000000">(please
mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")</font></font></div>
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights</font></div>
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x</font></div>
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments</font></div>
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights</font></div>
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Other (please specify)</font><font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top; color: #000000">iii</font><font style="color: #000000">:</font></font></div>
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3. Details of person subject to the notification
obligation</font><font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top; color: #000000">iv</font></font></div>
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Name</font></div>
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<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
The Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury</font></div>
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City and country of registered office (if applicable)</font></div>
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London, England</font></div>
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4. Full name of shareholder(s)</font><font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font><font style="color: #000000">(if
different from 3.)</font><font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top; color: #000000">v</font></font></div>
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Name</font></div>
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<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
The Solicitor for the Affairs of His Majesty's
Treasury</font></div>
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City and country of registered office (if applicable)</font></div>
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London, England</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px"><font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000">
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or
reached</font><font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top; color: #000000">vi</font><font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000">:</font></font></div>
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16 February 2024</font></div>
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6.&#xA0;Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):</font></div>
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<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
16 February 2024</font></div>
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<font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification
obligation</font></div>
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<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
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<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px"><font style="color: #000000; font-size: 13px">
% of</font><font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font><font style="color: #000000; font-size: 13px">voting
rights through</font><font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font><font style="color: #000000; font-size: 13px">financial
instruments(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)</font></font></div>
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<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px"><font style="color: #000000">
Total number of voting rights of issuer</font><font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top; color: #000000">vii</font></font></div>
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<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or
reached</font></div>
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<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
33.56%</font></div>
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<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
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<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
33.56%</font></div>
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<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
&#xA0;35,093,417,576</font></div>
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<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Position of previous notification (if</font></div>
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<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
applicable)</font></div>
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<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">
34.96%</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: middle; width: 18%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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">
34.96%</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 25%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr></table>
</div>
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<font style="color: #000000; 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 colspan="24" style="vertical-align: top; width: 100%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-top: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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="font-weight: bold; color: #000000">
8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which
the threshold was crossed or reached</font><font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top; color: #000000">viii</font></font></div>
</td>
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<td colspan="24" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 100%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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">
A: Voting rights attached to shares</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="vertical-align: top; width: 19%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Class/type ofshares</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">
ISIN code (if possible)</font></div>
</td>
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<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="font-weight: bold; color: #000000">
Number of voting rights</font><font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top; color: #000000">ix</font></font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="8" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 39%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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">
% of voting rights</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="6" style="vertical-align: top; width: 23%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Direct</font></div>
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="7" style="vertical-align: top; width: 19%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Indirect</font></div>
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="5" style="vertical-align: top; width: 16%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Direct</font></div>
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: top; width: 23%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Indirect</font></div>
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 19%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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">
Ordinary Shares of &#xA3;1.0769 each GB00BM8PJY71</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="6" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 23%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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">
11,776,787,296</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="7" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 19%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="5" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 16%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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">
33.56%</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 23%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 19%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="6" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 23%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="7" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 19%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="5" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 16%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 23%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 19%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="6" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 23%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="7" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 19%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="5" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 16%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 23%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 19%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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">
SUBTOTAL 8. A</font></div>
</td>
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<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
11,776,787,296</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="8" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 39%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
33.56%</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="24" style="vertical-align: top; width: 100%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="24" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 100%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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">
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive
2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 19%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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">
Type of financial instrument</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="4" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 14%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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="font-weight: bold; color: #000000">
Expirationdate</font><font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top; color: #000000">x</font></font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="5" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 16%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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="font-weight: bold; color: #000000">
Exercise/Conversion Period</font><font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top; color: #000000; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT">xi</font></font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="9" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 28%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument
is</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">
exercised/converted.</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 23%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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">
% of voting rights</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 19%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="4" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 14%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="5" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 16%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="9" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 28%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 23%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 19%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="4" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 14%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="5" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 16%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="9" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 28%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 23%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 19%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="4" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 14%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="5" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 16%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="9" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 28%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 23%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: top; width: 19%; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="4" style="vertical-align: top; width: 14%; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="5" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 16%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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">
SUBTOTAL 8. B 1</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="9" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 28%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 23%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="24" style="vertical-align: top; width: 100%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="24" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 100%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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">
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according
to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1
(b))</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 17%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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">
Type of financial instrument</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="5" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 16%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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="font-weight: bold; color: #000000">
Expirationdate</font><font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top; color: #000000">x</font></font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="4" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 15%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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="font-weight: bold; color: #000000; font-size: 13px">
Exercise/Conversion Period</font><font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font><font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top; color: #000000">xi</font></font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="6" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 15%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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">
Physical or cash</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="font-weight: bold; color: #000000">
settlement</font><font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top; color: #000000">xii</font></font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="4" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 13%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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">
Number of voting rights</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 23%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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">
% of voting rights</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: top; width: 17%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
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<font style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
SUBTOTAL 8.B.2</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px"><font style="font-weight: bold">
9. Information in relation to the person subject to the
notification obligation</font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font>(please mark
the</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">applicable
box with an "X")</font></div>
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<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Person
subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any
natural person or legal entity and does not control any other
undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the
(underlying) issuer<font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top">xiii</font></font></div>
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<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="font-size: 13px">
Full</font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font><font style="font-size: 13px">chain of controlled undertakings through which
the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively
held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal
entity</font><font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top">xiv</font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font><font style="color: #000000; font-size: 13px">(please add additional rows as
necessary)</font></font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">x</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px"><font style="font-weight: bold">
Name</font><font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top">xv</font></font></div>
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<font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable
threshold</font></div>
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<font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is
higher than the notifiable threshold</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">
Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable
threshold</font></div>
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<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">UK
Government Investments Limited, a company wholly-owned by His
Majesty's Treasury, is entitled to exercise control over the voting
rights which are the subject of this notification (pursuant to
certain management arrangements agreed with His Majesty's
Treasury).</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">&#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">The
Solicitor for the Affairs of His Majesty's Treasury is acting as
nominee for The Commissioners of His Majesty's
Treasury.</font></div>
</td>
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<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
Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury</font></div>
</td>
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<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">33.56%</font></div>
</td>
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<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">33.56%</font></div>
</td>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman">
10.</font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font><font style="font-weight: bold">In case of proxy voting, please
identify:</font></font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
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<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Name of
the proxy holder</font></div>
</td>
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<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
number and % of voting rights held</font></div>
</td>
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<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
date until which the voting rights will be held</font></div>
</td>
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<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="font-weight: bold">
11. Additional information</font><font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top">xvi</font></font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
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<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
Solicitor for the Affairs of His Majesty's Treasury is acting as
nominee for The Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury
(HMT).</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">&#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">The
percentage of voting rights held by HMT in NatWest Group plc (NWG),
as shown on this form (33.56%), has been calculated following the
disposal by HMT of 122,762,277 ordinary shares in NWG since its
last TR-1 notification on 5 February 2024.</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">&#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">The
percentage of voting rights held by HMT could move up or down going
forward depending on the number of shares repurchased by NWG and
the progress of sales under HMT's trading plan announced on 22 July
2021 and most recently extended on 3 April 2023.</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">&#xA0;</font></div>
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</div>
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<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
&#xA0;</font></div>
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<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Place of completion</font></div>
</td>
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<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">London,
England</font></div>
</td>
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<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Date of completion</font></div>
</td>
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<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">16
February 2024</font></div>
</td>
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</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">
Legal Entity Identifier: 2138005O9XJIJN4JPN90</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; 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><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10">&#xA0;</font></div>
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<font style="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: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Exhibit
No. 7</font></div>
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<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>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px"><font style="color: #000000; font-size: 13px">
NatWest Group</font> <font style="color: #000000">plc</font></font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
22 February 2024</font></div>
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<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
&#xA0;</font></div>
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<font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px">
Notice of Redemption</font></div>
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10">&#xA0;</font></div>
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10">&#xA0;</font></div>
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<font style="color: #000000; font-size: 13px">NatWest Group
p</font><font style="color: #000000">lc (the
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The Issuer hereby gives notice to holders of the
&#x20AC;750,000,000&#xA0;Fixed to Floating Rate Notes due 4 March
2025 (ISIN: XS1875275205 (the "</font><font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000">Notes</font><font style="color: #000000">")) of the upcoming redemption of the Notes on 4
March 2024. The amount of the Notes currently outstanding is
&#x20AC;750,000,000. &#xA0;</font></font></div>
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Terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning given to
them in the notice of redemption. The Notes are being redeemed
pursuant to Condition 5(d) (</font><font style="font-style: italic; color: #000000">Call Option - Redemption at
the Option of the Issuer)</font><font style="color: #000000">&#xA0;of the Notes at par, together with interest
accrued to but excluding the Redemption Date. The Issuer has
notified the holders pursuant to the terms of the
Notes.</font></font></div>
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To view the notice, please click on the link below.</font></div>
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http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/1227E_1-2024-2-22.pdf</font></div>
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For further information, please contact:</font></div>
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Scott Forrest</font></div>
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Head of NatWest Treasury DCM</font></div>
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Tel: +44 (0)7747 455969</font></div>
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Legal Entity Identifiers</font></div>
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NatWest Group plc</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Exhibit
No. 8</font></div>
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TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings</font></div>
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NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS</font><font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font><font style="color: #000000; font-size: 13px">(to
be sent to the relevant issuer&#xA0;and&#xA0;to the FCA in
Microsoft Word format if possible)i</font></font></div>
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1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing
shares to which voting rights are attached</font><font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top; color: #000000">ii</font><font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000">:</font></font></div>
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NatWest Group plc</font></div>
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1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK
issuer</font><font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font><font style="color: #000000">(please
mark with an "X" if appropriate)</font></font></div>
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Non-UK issuer</font></div>
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2. Reason for the notification</font><font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font><font style="color: #000000">(please
mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")</font></font></div>
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights</font></div>
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x</font></div>
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments</font></div>
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights</font></div>
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Other (please specify)</font><font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top; color: #000000">iii</font><font style="color: #000000">:</font></font></div>
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3. Details of person subject to the notification
obligation</font><font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top; color: #000000">iv</font></font></div>
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Name</font></div>
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The Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury</font></div>
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City and country of registered office (if applicable)</font></div>
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London, England</font></div>
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4. Full name of shareholder(s)</font><font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font><font style="color: #000000">(if
different from 3.)</font><font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top; color: #000000">v</font></font></div>
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Name</font></div>
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The Solicitor for the Affairs of His Majesty's
Treasury</font></div>
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City and country of registered office (if applicable)</font></div>
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London, England</font></div>
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5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or
reached</font><font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top; color: #000000">vi</font><font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000">:</font></font></div>
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23 February 2024</font></div>
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6.&#xA0;Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):</font></div>
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23 February 2024</font></div>
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7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification
obligation</font></div>
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% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)</font></div>
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% of</font><font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font><font style="color: #000000; font-size: 13px">voting
rights through</font><font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font><font style="color: #000000; font-size: 13px">financial
instruments(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)</font></font></div>
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Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)</font></div>
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Total number of voting rights of issuer</font><font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top; color: #000000">vii</font></font></div>
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Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or
reached</font></div>
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32.88%</font></div>
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32.88%</font></div>
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&#xA0;35,093,417,576</font></div>
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Position of previous notification (if</font></div>
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applicable)</font></div>
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<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">
33.56%</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: middle; width: 18%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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">
33.56%</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 25%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<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: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="color: #000000; 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 colspan="19" style="vertical-align: top; width: 100%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<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="font-weight: bold; color: #000000">
8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which
the threshold was crossed or reached</font><font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top; color: #000000">viii</font></font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="19" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 100%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<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">
A: Voting rights attached to shares</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="vertical-align: top; width: 23%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Class/type ofshares</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">
ISIN code (if possible)</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="9" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 38%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<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="font-weight: bold; color: #000000">
Number of voting rights</font><font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top; color: #000000">ix</font></font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="7" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 39%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<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">
% of voting rights</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="4" style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Direct</font></div>
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="5" style="vertical-align: top; width: 18%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Indirect</font></div>
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="4" style="vertical-align: top; width: 27%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Direct</font></div>
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: top; width: 12%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Indirect</font></div>
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 23%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<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">
Ordinary Shares of &#xA3;1.0769 each GB00BM8PJY71</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="4" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 20%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<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">
11,537,714,952</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="5" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 18%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="4" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 27%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<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">
32.88%</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 12%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 23%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="4" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 20%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="5" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 18%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="4" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 27%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 12%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 23%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="4" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 20%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="5" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 18%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="4" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 27%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 12%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 23%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<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">
SUBTOTAL 8. A</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="9" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 38%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
11,537,714,952</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="7" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 39%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
32.88%</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="19" style="vertical-align: top; width: 100%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="19" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 100%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<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">
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive
2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 23%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<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">
Type of financial instrument</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 13%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<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="font-weight: bold; color: #000000">
Expirationdate</font><font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top; color: #000000">x</font></font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 14%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<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="font-weight: bold; color: #000000">
Exercise/Conversion Period</font><font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top; color: #000000; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT">xi</font></font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="7" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 38%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument
is</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">
exercised/converted.</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 12%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<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">
% of voting rights</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 23%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 13%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 14%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="7" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 38%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 12%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 23%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 13%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 14%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="7" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 38%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 12%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 23%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 13%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 14%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="7" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 38%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 12%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: top; width: 23%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: top; width: 13%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 14%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<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">
SUBTOTAL 8. B 1</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="7" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 38%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 12%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="19" style="vertical-align: top; width: 100%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="19" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 100%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<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">
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according
to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1
(b))</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 17%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<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">
Type of financial instrument</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="4" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 18%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<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="font-weight: bold; color: #000000">
Expirationdate</font><font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top; color: #000000">x</font></font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 13%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<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="font-weight: bold; color: #000000; font-size: 13px">
Exercise/Conversion Period</font><font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font><font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top; color: #000000">xi</font></font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="5" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 17%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<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">
Physical or cash</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
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settlement</font><font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top; color: #000000">xii</font></font></div>
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<font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Number of voting rights</font></div>
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<font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
% of voting rights</font></div>
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<div><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>
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<div><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>
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<div><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>
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<div><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>
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<div><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>
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<div><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>
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<div><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>
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<font style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
SUBTOTAL 8.B.2</font></div>
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</td>
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<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
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</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="18" style="vertical-align: top; width: 100%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px"><font style="font-weight: bold">
9. Information in relation to the person subject to the
notification obligation</font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font>(please mark
the</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">applicable
box with an "X")</font></div>
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<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Person
subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any
natural person or legal entity and does not control any other
undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the
(underlying) issuer<font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top">xiii</font></font></div>
</td>
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<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="font-size: 13px">
Full</font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font><font style="font-size: 13px">chain of controlled undertakings through which
the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively
held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal
entity</font><font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top">xiv</font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font><font style="color: #000000; font-size: 13px">(please add additional rows as
necessary)</font></font></div>
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<div style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">x</font>
<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"><font style="font-weight: bold">
Name</font><font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top">xv</font></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">
% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable
threshold</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">
% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is
higher than the notifiable threshold</font></div>
</td>
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<div style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Total
of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable
threshold</font> <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
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<div style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">UK
Government Investments Limited, a company wholly-owned by His
Majesty's Treasury, is entitled to exercise control over the voting
rights which are the subject of this notification (pursuant to
certain management arrangements agreed with His Majesty's
Treasury).</font> <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font>
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">The
Solicitor for the Affairs of His Majesty's Treasury is acting as
nominee for The Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury.</font>
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="4" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 25%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<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
Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury</font></div>
</td>
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<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">32.88%</font></div>
</td>
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<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="4" style="vertical-align: top; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">32.88%</font>
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
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</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 style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font>
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
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</td>
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</td>
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</td>
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<div style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font>
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
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<div style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font>
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="19" style="vertical-align: top; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman">10.</font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font><font style="font-weight: bold">In
case of proxy voting, please identify:</font></font> <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="9" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 50%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Name of
the proxy holder</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="10" style="vertical-align: top; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font>
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="9" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 50%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<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
number and % of voting rights held</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="10" style="vertical-align: top; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font>
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="9" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 50%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<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
date until which the voting rights will be held</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="10" style="vertical-align: top; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font>
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="19" style="vertical-align: top; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font>
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="19" style="vertical-align: top; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px"><font style="font-weight: bold">11. Additional information</font><font style="font-size: 70%;">xvi</font></font> <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="19" style="vertical-align: top; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: solid; border-width: 2px;">
<div style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">The
Solicitor for the Affairs of His Majesty's Treasury is acting as
nominee for The Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury
(HMT).</font> <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font>
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">The
percentage of voting rights held by HMT in NatWest Group plc (NWG),
as shown on this form (32.88%), has been calculated following the
disposal by HMT of 59,768,086 ordinary shares in NWG since its last
TR-1 notification on 19 February 2024.</font> <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font>
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">The
percentage of voting rights held by HMT could move up or down going
forward depending on the number of shares repurchased by NWG and
the progress of sales under HMT's trading plan announced on 22 July
2021 and most recently extended on 3 April 2023.</font>
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font>
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr></table>
</div>
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<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
&#xA0;</font></div>
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Place of completion</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">London,
England</font></div>
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Date of completion</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">23
February 2024</font></div>
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<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Legal Entity Identifier: 2138005O9XJIJN4JPN90</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Exhibit
No. 9</font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px;"><br></font></div>
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<font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">NatWest
Group plc</font>
<div><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">
Total Voting Rights and Capital</font></div>
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<font style="font-size: 13px">In conformity with the Disclosure
Guidance and Transparency Rules, NatWest Group plc ("NWG") hereby
notifies the following in respect of its issued share capital with
voting rights as at 29 February 2024.</font></font></font></div>
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<font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Share Class and nominal value</font></div>
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<font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Number of Shares issued</font></div>
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<font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Voting rights per share</font></div>
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<font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Total Voting rights -</font></div>
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<font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
29 February 2024</font></div>
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<font style="color: #111111; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Ordinary Shares of &#xA3;1.0769* (excluding ordinary shares held in
treasury)</font></div>
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<div style="text-align: right; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
8,750,233,496</font></div>
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<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
4</font></div>
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<div style="text-align: right; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
35,000,933,984</font></div>
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<font style="color: #111111; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Ordinary Shares of &#xA3;1.0769* held in treasury</font></div>
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<div style="text-align: right; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
174,599,613</font></div>
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<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
4</font></div>
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<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Voting rights not exercisable</font></div>
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<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
11% Cumulative Preference Shares of &#xA3;1</font></div>
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<div style="text-align: right; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
240,686</font></div>
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<div style="text-align: right; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
4</font></div>
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<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 28%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: right; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
962,744</font></div>
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<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
5.5% Cumulative Preference Shares of &#xA3;1</font></div>
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<div style="text-align: right; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
242,454</font></div>
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<div style="text-align: right; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
4</font></div>
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<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 28%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: right; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
969,816</font></div>
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&#xA0;</font><font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000">Total:</font></font></div>
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<font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
8,925,316,249</font></div>
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<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
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<font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
35,002,866,544</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px;">&#xA0;</font></div>
<div style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="text-align: justify; line-height: 16px; color: #111111; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; font-size: 13px; font-family: Times New Roman">*</font><font style="text-align: justify; color: #000000; font-style: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; font-weight: bold; font-size: 13px; font-family: Times New Roman"><font style="line-height: 12.8px; color: #111111; font-size: 11px">Note:</font></font>
<font style="text-align: justify; line-height: 12.8px; color: #111111; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; font-size: 13px; font-family: Times New Roman">the nominal value of Ordinary Shares without
rounding is &#xA3;1.076923076923077 per share</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px;">&#xA0;</font></div>
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<font style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; font-size: 13px; font-family: Times New Roman">Shareholders may use the above figure of
35,002,866,544 for their calculations to determine whether they are
required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest
in, NWG under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency
Rules.</font></div>
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Identifier:2138005O9XJIJN4JPN90&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Date:&#xA0;29
February 2024</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">NATWEST
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