Director/PDMR Shareholding

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NatWest Group plc announced on May 14, 2026, that Sharing in Success (SiS) awards were granted and immediately vested on May 13, 2026, under the 2024 Employee Share Plan at a market price of £5.7016 per share. Several Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility (PDMRs) received these awards, with varying numbers of shares vested, withheld for tax, and retained, such as Robert Begbie receiving 253 vested shares, 127 withheld, and 126 retained. Additionally, shares were delivered to PDMRs on May 13, 2026, as payment for a fixed share allowance, with the number of shares delivered, withheld for tax, and retained also detailed for each PDMR, for example, Paul Thwaite received 53,366 shares delivered, 25,120 withheld, and 28,246 retained. Clawback provisions apply to SiS awards for seven to ten years, and retained vested shares are subject to a twelve-month holding period, while shares from the fixed allowance are released over five years.

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NatWest Group plc
14 May 2026
 

14 May 2026

NatWest Group plc

 

  

INITIAL NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY (PDMRs) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 19 OF THE UK MARKET ABUSE REGULATION

 

1.  NatWest Group plc (the Company) announces that Sharing in Success (SiS) awards, over ordinary shares of £1.0769* each in the Company (Shares) (ISIN: GB00BM8PJY71) were granted on 13 May 2026 under the NatWest Group plc 2024 Employee Share Plan (the Plan) and immediately vested. The market price per Share used on the grant of the SiS awards was £5.7016.

 

The number of Shares vested, the number of Shares withheld to meet associated tax liabilities and the number of Shares retained by each PDMR is as follows:

 

Name of PDMR

Position of PDMR

Award

No. of Shares vested

No. of Shares withheld to satisfy associated tax liability

 

No. of vested Shares retained

Robert Begbie

CEO, Commercial & Institutional

 

SiS

 

253

127

126

Solange Chamberlain

CEO, Retail

SiS

253

120

133

Emma Crystal

CEO, Private Banking & Wealth Management

SiS

253

120

133

James Holian

Chief Customer & Operations Officer

SiS

253

120

133

Maria Kokkinou

Group Chief People Officer

SiS

253

120

133

Scott Marcar

Group Chief Information Officer

SiS

253

120

133

 

Katie Murray

 

Group Chief Financial Officer

SiS

253

120

133

Sean Pilcher

Interim Group Chief Risk Officer

SiS

253

120

133

 

Paul Thwaite

Group Chief Executive Officer

SiS

253

120

133

 

The market price used to meet associated tax liabilities was £5.7118. 

 

Clawback provisions will apply to each SiS award for a period of seven years from the date of grant. Such period can be extended to ten years in certain circumstances.

 

Vested Shares retained after payment of associated tax liabilities will be subject to a twelve-month retention period. 

   

2.  The Company announces that Shares were delivered to PDMRs on 13 May 2026, as set out below. The Shares delivered represent payment of a fixed share allowance for the three-month period ending 30 June 2025 and have been calculated using a share price of £5.7016.

 

The number of Shares delivered, the number of Shares withheld to meet associated tax liabilities and the number of Shares retained by each PDMR is as follows:

           

 Name of PDMR

Position of PDMR

No. of Shares delivered

No. of Shares withheld to satisfy associated tax liability

No. of Shares retained

Robert Begbie

CEO, NatWest Commercial & Institutional

15,895

7,960

7,935

Solange Chamberlain

CEO, Retail

12,716

5,986

6,730

Emma Crystal

CEO, Private Banking & Wealth Management

12,716

5,986

6,730

Scott Marcar

Group Chief Information Officer

18,088

8,515

9,573

Katie Murray

Group Chief Financial Officer

36,386

17,128

19,258

Paul Thwaite

Group Chief Executive Officer

53,366

25,120

28,246

 

The market price used to determine the number of Shares withheld to meet associated tax liabilities was £5.7118. Shares retained after payment of associated tax liabilities will be held on behalf of PDMRs and will be released in instalments over a five-year period.

 

All of the above transactions took place on the London Stock Exchange (XLON).

 

* Note: the nominal value of ordinary shares without rounding is £1.076923076923077 per share 

 

Legal Entity Identifier: 2138005O9XJIJN4JPN90

 

For further information contact:

NatWest Group Investor Relations
Claire Kane
Director of Investor Relations
+44 20 7672 1758

 

NatWest Group Media Relations 

+44(0)131 523 4205

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