Capital/Financing Update • Mar 28, 2022
Capital/Financing Update
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PROHIBITION OF SALES TO EEA RETAIL INVESTORS – The Notes are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the European Economic Area (the "EEA"). For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, "MiFID II"); or (ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II. Consequently no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No. 1286/2014 (the "EU PRIIPs Regulation") for offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the EEA has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the EEA may be unlawful under the EU PRIIPs Regulation.
PROHIBITION OF SALES TO UK RETAIL INVESTORS – The Notes are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the United Kingdom (the "UK"). For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No. 2017/565 as it forms part of domestic law of the UK by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ("EUWA"); or (ii) a customer within the meaning of the provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the "FSMA") and any rules or regulations made under the FSMA to implement Directive (EU) 2016/97, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No. 600/2014 as it forms part of domestic law of the UK by virtue of the EUWA. Consequently no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No. 1286/2014 as it forms part of domestic law of the UK by virtue of the EUWA (the "UK PRIIPs Regulation") for offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the UK has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the UK may be unlawful under the UK PRIIPs Regulation.
MIFID II Product Governance / Professional investors and ECPs only target market – Solely for the purposes of the manufacturer's product approval process, the target market assessment in respect of the Notes has led to the conclusion that: (i) the target market for the Notes is eligible counterparties and professional clients only, each as defined in MiFID II; and (ii) all channels for distribution of the Notes to eligible counterparties and professional clients are appropriate. Any person subsequently offering, selling or recommending the Notes (a "distributor") should take into consideration the manufacturer's target market assessment; however, a distributor subject to MiFID II is responsible for undertaking its own target market assessment in respect of the Notes (by either adopting or refining the manufacturer's target market assessment) and determining appropriate distribution channels.
UK MiFIR Product Governance / Professional investors and ECPs only target market – Solely for the purposes of each manufacturer's product approval process, the target market assessment in respect of the Notes has led to the conclusion that: (i) the target market for the Notes is only eligible counterparties, as defined in the FCA Handbook Conduct of Business Sourcebook, and professional clients, as defined in Regulation (EU) No. 600/2014 as it forms part of domestic law of the UK by virtue of the EUWA; and (ii) all channels for distribution of the Notes to eligible counterparties and professional clients are appropriate. Any distributor should take into consideration each manufacturer's target market assessment; however, a distributor subject to the FCA Handbook Product Intervention and Product Governance Sourcebook is responsible for undertaking its own target market assessment in respect of the Notes (by either adopting or refining the manufacturers' target market assessment) and determining appropriate distribution channels.
Terms used herein shall be deemed to be defined as such for the purposes of the Terms and Conditions set forth in the Prospectus dated 7 December 2021 and the supplemental Prospectus dated 18 February 2022, which, together, constitute a base prospectus for the purposes of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as it forms part of domestic law of the UK by virtue of the EUWA (the "UK Prospectus Regulation"). This document constitutes the Final Terms of the Notes described herein for the purposes of the UK Prospectus Regulation and must be read in conjunction with such Prospectus as so supplemented in order to obtain all the relevant information. Full information on the Issuer and the offer of the Notes is only available on the basis of the combination of these Final Terms and the Prospectus. The Prospectus and the supplemental Prospectus are available for viewing at:
https://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/8744U\_1-2021-12-7.pdf
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/1799C\_1-2022-2-18.pdf
| 1 | Issuer: | NatWest Group plc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (i) | Series Number: | EMTN 3518 |
| (ii) | Tranche Number: | 1 | |
| (iii) Date on which the Notes will be consolidated and form a single Series: |
Not Applicable | ||
| 3 | Specified Currency or Currencies | Pounds sterling ("£") | |
| 4 | Aggregate Nominal Amount: | ||
| (i) | Series: | £750,000,000 | |
| (ii) | Tranche: | £750,000,000 | |
| 5 | Issue Price: | 100 per cent. of the Aggregate Nominal Amount | |
| 6 | (i) | Specified Denominations: | £100,000 and integral multiples of £1,000 in excess thereof up to and including £199,000. No notes in definitive form will be issued with a denomination above £199,000 |
| (ii) | Calculation Amount: | £1,000 | |
| 7 | (i) | Issue Date: | 29 March 2022 |
| (ii) | Interest Commencement Date: | 29 March 2022 | |
| 8 | Trade Date: | 22 March 2022 | |
| 9 | Maturity Date: | 29 March 2029 | |
| 10 | Interest Basis: | Reset Notes | |
| 11 | Redemption/Payment Basis: | Subject to any purchase and cancellation or early redemption, the Notes will be redeemed on the Maturity Date at 100 per cent. of their nominal amount |
|
| 12 | Change of Interest Basis: | Not Applicable | |
| 13 | Issuer Call Option: | Applicable | |
| 14 | (i) | Status of the Notes: | Ordinary Notes |
| (ii) | Date Board approval for issuance of Notes obtained: |
Not Applicable |
| 15 | Fixed Rate Note Provisions: | Not Applicable |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Reset Note Provisions: |
Applicable | |
| (i) Initial Rate of Interest: |
3.619 per cent. per annum payable annually in arrear on each relevant Interest Payment Date |
|
| (ii) First Margin: |
+2.10 per cent. per annum | |
| (iii) Subsequent Margin: |
Not Applicable | |
| (iv) Interest Payment Date(s): |
29 March in each year from (and including) 29 March 2023 up to (and including) the Maturity Date |
|
| (v) Fixed Coupon Amount up to (but excluding) the First Reset Date: |
£36.19 per Calculation Amount | |
| (vi) Broken Amount(s): |
Not Applicable | |
| (vii) First Reset Date: | 29 March 2028 | |
| (viii)Subsequent Reset Date(s): | Not Applicable | |
| (ix) Reset Reference Rate: |
Sterling Reference Bond Rate | |
| (x) Initial Reference Rate: |
1.487 per cent. per annum | |
| (xi) Reset Determination Time: |
11 am (London time) | |
| (xii) Relevant Screen Page: | Not Applicable | |
| (xiii)Mid-Swap Rate: | Not Applicable | |
| (xiv) Mid-Swap Maturity | Not Applicable | |
| (xv) Day Count Fraction: | Actual/Actual (ICMA) | |
| (xvi) Determination Dates: | 29 March in each year | |
| (xvii) Business Day Convention: | Not Applicable | |
| (xviii) Business Centre(s): | Not Applicable | |
| (xix) Calculation Agent (if not National Westminster Bank plc): |
Not Applicable | |
| (xx) Original Mid-Swap Rate Basis: | Not Applicable | |
| (xxi) Initial Mid-Swap Rate Final Fallback: |
Not Applicable | |
| (xxii) Reset Period Maturity Initial Mid-Swap Rate Final Fallback: |
Not Applicable | |
| (xxiii) Last Observable Mid-Swap Rate Final Fallback: |
Not Applicable | |
| (xxiv) Subsequent Reset Rate Mid Swap Rate Final Fallback: |
Not Applicable | |
| (xxv) Subsequent Reset Rate Last Observable Mid-Swap Rate Final Fallback: |
Not Applicable | |
| 17 | Floating Rate Note Provisions: | Not Applicable |
| 18 | Zero Coupon Note Provisions: | Not Applicable |
| 19 | Notice periods for Condition 5(b): | Minimum period: 5 days |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum period: 30 days | ||
| 20 | Redemption for Capital Disqualification Event: |
Not Applicable |
| 21 | Issuer Call: | Applicable |
| (i) Optional Redemption Date(s): |
29 March 2028 | |
| (ii) Optional Redemption Amount(s): |
£1,000 per Calculation Amount | |
| (iii) Redeemable in part: |
No | |
| (iv) If redeemable in part: |
Not Applicable | |
| (v) Notice periods: |
Minimum period: 5 days Maximum period: 30 days |
|
| (vi) Selection Date: |
Not Applicable | |
| (vii) Publication of list of serial numbers for Notes in definitive form: |
Not Applicable | |
| (viii) Notification of period in relation to exchange of global Note: |
Not Applicable | |
| 22 | (i) Redemption for Loss Absorption Disqualification Event: |
Condition 5(e): Applicable |
| (ii) Notice periods for Condition 5(e): | Minimum period: 5 days | |
| Maximum period: 30 days | ||
| 23 | Final Redemption Amount: | £1,000 per Calculation Amount |
| 24 | Early Redemption Amount payable on redemption (a) for tax reasons or (b) following the occurrence of a Capital Disqualification Event (in the case of Tier 2 Notes) or (c) following the occurrence of a Loss Absorption Disqualification Event (in the case of |
£1,000 per Calculation Amount |
Ordinary Notes) or (d) on an event of
default:
25 Form of Notes:
| (a) Form: |
Bearer Notes: | |
|---|---|---|
| Temporary Global Note exchangeable for a Permanent Global Note which is exchangeable for Definitive Notes only upon the occurrence of an Exchange Event |
||
| (b) NGN: |
Yes | |
| (c) CMU Notes: |
No | |
| 26 | Additional Financial Centre(s): | Not Applicable |
| 27 | Talons for future Coupons to be | No |
|---|---|---|
| attached to Definitive Notes (and | ||
| dates on which such Talons mature): | ||
| 28 | Whether TEFRA D/TEFRA C rules applicable or TEFRA rules not applicable: |
TEFRA D |
| 29 | Relevant Benchmark: | Not Applicable |
Signed on behalf of NatWest Group plc:
By: ______________________________
Duly authorised
| (i) | Admission to trading: | Application has been made by the Issuer (or on its behalf) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| for the Notes to be admitted to trading on the London | |||||
| Stock Exchange's regulated market with effect from 29 | |||||
| March 2022 | |||||
| (ii) | Estimate | of | total | expenses | £5,150 |
| relating to admission to trading: |
Ratings: The Notes to be issued are expected to be rated: S&P Global Ratings UK Limited: BBB Moody's Investors Service Limited: Baa1 Fitch Ratings Limited: A
the Issue Price. It is not an indication of future yield.
capable of meeting them the Notes may then be deposited
Save as discussed in "Subscription and Sale", so far as the Issuer is aware, no person involved in the offer of the Notes has an interest material to the offer.
| Reasons for the offer: | See "Use of Proceeds" in the Prospectus. | |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated net proceeds: | £748,012,500 | |
| 5 | YIELD | |
| Indication of yield: | 3.619 per cent. per annum up to the First Reset Date. | |
| The yield is calculated at the Issue Date on the basis of |
| (i) | ISIN: | XS2449910921 |
|---|---|---|
| (ii) | Common Code: | 244991092 |
| (iii) | CMU Instrument Number: | Not Applicable |
| (iv) | Clearing System: | Euroclear Bank SA/NV and Clearstream Banking S.A. |
| (v) | Any clearing system(s) other than Euroclear Bank SA/NV and Clearstream Banking S.A. and the relevant identification number(s): |
Not Applicable |
| (vi) | Delivery: | Delivery free of payment |
| (vii) Names and addresses of additional Paying Agent(s) (if any): |
Not Applicable | |
| (viii)Intended to be held in a manner which would allow Eurosystem eligibility: |
No Whilst the designation is specified as "no" at the date of these Final Terms, should the Eurosystem eligibility criteria be amended in the future such that the Notes are |
with one of the ICSDs as common safekeeper. Note that this does not necessarily mean that the Notes will then be recognised as eligible collateral for Eurosystem monetary policy and intra day credit operations by the Eurosystem at any time during their life. Such recognition will depend upon the European Central Bank being satisfied that Eurosystem eligibility criteria have been met.
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