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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR
15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
May, 2025
Commission File Number 001-10306
NatWest Group plc
250 Bishopsgate,
London, EC2M 4AA
United Kingdom
(Address
of principal executive offices)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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Form 20-F ☒
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Form 40-F ☐
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The
following information was issued as Company announcements in
London, England and is furnished pursuant to General Instruction B
to the General Instructions to Form 6-K:
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TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
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NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to
be sent to the relevant
issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if
possible)i
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1a.
Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares
to which voting rights are attached ii:
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NatWest Group plc
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1b. Please indicate if the
issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if
appropriate)
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Non-UK
issuer
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2.
Reason for the notification (please mark the
appropriate box or boxes with an "X")
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An acquisition or disposal of voting
rights
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An acquisition or disposal of
financial instruments
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An event changing the breakdown of
voting rights
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Other (please
specify) iii:
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x
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3.
Details of person subject to the notification
obligation iv
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Name
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The Commissioners of His Majesty's
Treasury
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City and country of registered
office (if applicable)
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London, England
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4.
Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from
3.) v
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Name
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The Solicitor for the Affairs of His
Majesty's Treasury
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City and country of registered
office (if applicable)
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London, England
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5.
Date on which the threshold was crossed or
reached vi:
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14 May 2025
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6. Date
on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):
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14 May 2025
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7. Total
positions of person(s) subject to the notification
obligation
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% of voting rights attached to
shares (total of 8. A)
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%
of voting rights
through financial
instruments(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)
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Total of both in % (8.A +
8.B)
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Total
number of voting rights held in issuer (8.A +
8.B) vii
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Resulting situation on the date on
which threshold was crossed or reached
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0.90%
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0.90%
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291,233,312
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Position of previous notification
(if
applicable)
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1.98%
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1.98%
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8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which
the threshold was crossed or reached viii
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type ofshares
ISIN
code (if possible)
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Number of voting rights ix
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% of voting rights
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Direct
(DTR5.1)
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Indirect
(DTR5.2.1)
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Direct
(DTR5.1)
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Indirect
(DTR5.2.1)
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Ordinary
Shares of £1.0769 each GB00BM8PJY71
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291,233,312
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0.90%
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SUBTOTAL 8. A
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291,233,312
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0.90%
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B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1)
(a)
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Type of financial instrument
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Expirationdate x
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Exercise/Conversion Period xi
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Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is
exercised/converted.
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% of voting rights
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SUBTOTAL 8. B 1
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B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according
to DTR5.3.1R (1) (b)
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Type of financial instrument
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Expirationdate x
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Exercise/Conversion Period xi
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Physical or cash Settlement xii
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Number of voting rights
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% of voting rights
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SUBTOTAL 8.B.2
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9. Information in relation to the person subject to the
notification obligation (please mark the
applicable box with an "X")
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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 xiii
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Full 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 (please add additional rows as
necessary) xiv
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Name xv
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% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable
threshold
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% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is
higher than the notifiable threshold
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Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable
threshold
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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).
The
Solicitor for the Affairs of His Majesty's Treasury is acting as
nominee for The Commissioners of His Majesty's
Treasury.
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The Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury
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0.90%
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0.90%
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10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
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Name of
the proxy holder
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The
number and % of voting rights held
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The
date until which the voting rights will be held
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11. Additional information xvi
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This
TR-1 is being issued by NatWest Group plc ("NWG") on a voluntary
basis and is based on information disclosed to NWG
by UK Government Investments Limited, a company
wholly-owned by His Majesty's Treasury. NWG may make further
discretionary disclosures if the percentage of voting rights of His
Majesty's Treasury in NWG continues to fall as a result of further
disposals of shares. NWG does not anticipate making such
disclosures in respect of any other shareholders in similar
circumstances.
The
Solicitor for the Affairs of His Majesty's Treasury is acting as
nominee for The Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury
(HMT).
The
percentage of voting rights held by HMT in NWG, as shown on this
form (0.90%), has been calculated following the disposal by HMT of
87,283,939 ordinary shares in NWG since its last TR-1 notification
on 01 May 2025, under HMT's trading plan announced on 22 July 2021
and most recently extended on 3 April 2023.
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Place of completion
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London,
England
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Date of completion
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14 May
2025
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LEI 2138005O9XJIJN4JPN90
SIGNATURE
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.
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NatWest Group plc
(Registrant)
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Date:
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15 May
2025
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By:
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/s/
Mark Stevens
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Name:
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Mark
Stevens
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Title:
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Assistant
Secretary
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