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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001654954-24-015495
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20241213
FILED AS OF DATE:		20241213
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20241213

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:		241547290

	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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FORM 6-K</font></div>
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December 2024</font></div>
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File Number: 001-10306</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">NatWest
Group plc</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Gogarburn,
PO Box 1000</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Edinburgh
EH12 1HQ</font></div>
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principal executive offices)</font></div>
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mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Form
20-F __<font style="text-decoration: underline">X</font>__ Form
40-F _____</font></div>
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mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained
in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.</font></div>
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assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-
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websites linked in this report, shall be deemed incorporated by
reference into the company's Registration Statement on Form F-3
(File No. 333-261837) and to be a part thereof from the date which
it was filed, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports
subsequently filed or furnished.</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>&#xA0;(to be sent to the
relevant issuer&#xA0;and&#xA0;to the FCA in Microsoft Word format
if possible)<font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top">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>&#xA0;<font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top">ii</font><font style="font-weight: bold">:</font></font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">NatWest
Group plc</font></div>
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1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK
issuer</font>&#xA0;(please mark with an "X" if
appropriate)</font></div>
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issuer</font></div>
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2. Reason for the notification</font>&#xA0;(please mark the
appropriate box or boxes with an "X")</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">An
acquisition or disposal of voting rights</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">An
acquisition or disposal of financial instruments</font></div>
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event changing the breakdown of voting rights</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Other
(please specify)&#xA0;<font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top">iii</font>:</font></div>
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3. Details of person subject to the notification
obligation</font>&#xA0;<font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top">iv</font></font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Name</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">The
Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">City
and country of registered office (if applicable)</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">London,
England</font></div>
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4. Full name of shareholder(s)</font>&#xA0;(if different from
3.)&#xA0;<font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top">v</font></font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Name</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</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">City
and country of registered office (if applicable)</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">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">
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or
reached</font>&#xA0;<font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top">vi</font><font style="font-weight: bold">:</font></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>
</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="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">12
December 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; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
6.&#xA0;Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):</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>
</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="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">12
December 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; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification
obligation</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>
</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: 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-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: 20%; 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">%
of&#xA0;voting rights through&#xA0;financial instruments(total of
8.B 1 + 8.B 2)</font></div>
</td>
<td 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-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">Total
number of voting rights held in issuer (8.A +
8.B)&#xA0;<font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top">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="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: 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-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">9.99%</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 20%; 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: 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-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">9.99%</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">3,213,267,036</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="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Position
of previous notification (if applicable)</font></div>
</td>
<td 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-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">10.99%</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 20%; 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: 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-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">10.99%</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="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="10" 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">
8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which
the threshold was crossed or reached</font>&#xA0;<font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top">viii</font></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: 9.1px;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="10" 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; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
A: Voting rights attached to shares</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>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="vertical-align: top; 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="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="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">ISIN
code (if possible)</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="5" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 38%; 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">
Number of voting rights</font>&#xA0;<font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top">ix</font></font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 44%; 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; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
% of voting rights</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="2" 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; 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="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">(DTR5.1)</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%; 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">
Indirect</font></div>
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;(DTR5.2.1)</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%; 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">
Direct</font></div>
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">(DTR5.1)</font></div>
</td>
<td 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; 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="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">(DTR5.2.1)</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="2" 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="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Ordinary
Shares of &#xA3;1.0769 each GB00BM8PJY71</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>
</td>
<td colspan="2" 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-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">3,213,267,036</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 20%; 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="2" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 20%; 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">9.99%</font></div>
</td>
<td 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: 18%; 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>
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" 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="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 20%; 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="2" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 20%; 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: 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: 18%; 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>
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" 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="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 20%; 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="2" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 20%; 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: 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: 18%; border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 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; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
SUBTOTAL 8. A</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="5" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 38%; border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 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">3,213,267,036</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>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 44%; 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">9.99%</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="10" style="vertical-align: top; width: 100%;">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;<br></font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="10" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 100%; border-width: 2px 0.5pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<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">
B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1)
(a)</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>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="2" 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="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Type of financial instrument</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 11%; 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">
Expirationdate</font>&#xA0;<font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top">x</font></font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 22%; 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">
Exercise/Conversion Period</font>&#xA0;<font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top">xi</font></font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 25%; 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; 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; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
exercised/converted.</font></div>
</td>
<td 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; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
% of voting rights</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 18%; 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: 11%; 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>
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 22%; 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: 25%; 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: 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: 18%; 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: 11%; 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>
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 22%; 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: 25%; 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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<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
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<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 18%; 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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<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 11%; 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>
<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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<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: top; width: 18%;">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
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<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 11%;">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px;">&#xA0;</font></div>
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<font style="font-weight: bold; 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>
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<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="10" style="vertical-align: top; width: 100%;">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="10" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 100%; border-width: 2px 0.5pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<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">
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according
to DTR5.3.1R (1) (b)</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px;">&#xA0;</font></div>
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<td style="vertical-align: 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-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Type of financial instrument</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px"><font style="font-weight: bold">
Expirationdate</font>&#xA0;<font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top">x</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-weight: bold">
Exercise/Conversion Period</font>&#xA0;<font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top">xi</font></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">
Physical or cash</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px"><font style="font-weight: bold">
Settlement</font>&#xA0;<font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top">xii</font></font></div>
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<font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Number 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-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
% of voting rights</font></div>
</td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top; 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="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="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>
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" 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 style="vertical-align: top; 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: 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 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="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>
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<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
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<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: 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>
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<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
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<td 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>
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<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
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<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
<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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<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>
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<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 14%;">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: top; width: 15%;">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: top; width: 15%;">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
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<font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
SUBTOTAL 8.B.2</font></div>
</td>
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<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
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<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr></table>
</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>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
<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"><font style="font-weight: bold">
9. Information in relation to the person subject to the
notification obligation</font>&#xA0;(please mark the applicable box
with an "X")</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td colspan="4" style="vertical-align: top; width: 93%; 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&#xA0;<font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top">xiii</font></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: 9.1px;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 7%; 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="4" style="vertical-align: top; width: 93%; 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">Full&#xA0;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&#xA0;(please
add additional rows as necessary)&#xA0;<font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top">xiv</font></font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 9.1px;">&#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">x</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"><font style="font-weight: bold">
Name</font>&#xA0;<font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top">xv</font></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: 9.1px;">&#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: 9.1px;">&#xA0;</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">
% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable
threshold</font></div>
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<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;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td 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-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>
<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>
</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">
Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable
threshold</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">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).&#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">&#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>
<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>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td 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="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">The
Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 26%; 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">9.99%</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>
</td>
<td 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="2" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 28%; 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">9.99%</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td 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 style="vertical-align: middle; width: 26%; 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>
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td 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="2" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 28%; 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 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 style="vertical-align: middle; width: 26%; 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>
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td 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="2" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 28%; 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 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 style="vertical-align: middle; width: 26%; 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>
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td 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="2" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 28%; 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: top; width: 100%; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px"><font style="font-weight: bold">
10.</font>&#xA0;<font style="font-weight: bold">In case of proxy
voting, please identify:</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">Name of
the proxy holder</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="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">The
number and % of voting rights held</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">The
date until which the voting rights will be held</font></div>
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<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="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px"><font style="font-weight: bold">
11. Additional information</font>&#xA0;<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).&#xA0;</font></div>
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<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 (9.99%), has been calculated following the
disposal by HMT of 80,937,402 ordinary shares in NWG since its last
TR-1 notification on 22 November 2024, under HMT's trading plan
announced on 22 July 2021 and most recently extended on 3 April
2023.&#xA0;</font></div>
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<font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
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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<font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Date of completion</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">12
December 2024</font></div>
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Signatures</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">NATWEST
GROUP plc (Registrant)</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Date:</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">13
December 2024</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Name:</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">Mark
Stevens</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Title:</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Assistant
Secretary</font></div>
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