10 June 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 deferred awards, over ordinary shares of £1.0769* each in the Company (Shares) (ISIN: GB00BM8PJY71) vested on 8 June 2026 under the NatWest Group plc 2024 Employee Share Plan (the Plan), to the PDMRs set out below. The awards were granted under the Plan on 9 March 2026.
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 |
No. of Shares vested |
No. of Shares withheld to satisfy associated tax liability
|
No. of vested Shares retained |
|
Robert Begbie |
CEO, Commercial & Institutional |
69,896 |
35,001 |
34,895 |
|
Solange Chamberlain |
CEO, Retail |
47,351 |
22,289 |
25,062 |
|
Emma Crystal |
CEO, Private Banking & Wealth Management |
64,559 |
30,389 |
34,170 |
|
James Holian |
Chief Customer & Operations Officer |
7,674 |
3,613 |
4,061 |
|
Maria Kokkinou |
Group Chief People Officer |
7,733 |
3,640 |
4,093 |
|
Scott Marcar |
Group Chief Information Officer |
89,777 |
42,259 |
47,518 |
|
Katie Murray |
Group Chief Financial Officer |
89,171 |
41,974 |
47,197 |
|
Sean Pilcher |
Interim Group Chief Risk Officer |
5,883 |
2,770 |
3,113 |
|
Paul Thwaite |
Group Chief Executive Officer |
130,784 |
61,561 |
69,223 |
The market price used to meet associated tax liabilities was £5.9264
Additional Shares were delivered on vesting to reflect the value of dividends paid over the vesting period.
Vested Shares retained after payment of associated tax liabilities will be subject to a twelve-month retention period.
2. The Company also announces that the PDMRs set out below have sold Shares on the date and at the price indicated under, and in accordance with the terms of, the irrevocable trading plans entered into by the PDMRs, as announced on 1 September 2025:
|
Name of PDMR |
Position of PDMR |
No. of Shares sold |
Sale price |
Date of transaction |
|
Solange Chamberlain |
CEO, Retail |
7,000 |
£5.9079 |
8 June 2026 |
|
Katie Murray |
Group Chief Financial Officer |
16,000 |
£5.9079 |
8 June 2026 |
|
Paul Thwaite |
Group Chief Executive Officer |
18,000 |
£5.9079 |
8 June 2026 |
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