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Natwest Group PLC

Capital/Financing Update Feb 26, 2021

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Final Terms dated 24 February 2021 NatWest Group plc Legal entity identifier (LEI): 2138005O9XJIJN4JPN90 Issue of €1,000,000,000Fixed to Floating Rate Notes due February 2030 under the £40,000,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme

MiFID II 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 eligible counterparties and professional clients only, each as defined in Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, "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 manufacturers' 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 manufacturers' target market assessment) and determining appropriate distribution channels.

UK MiFIR 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 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 by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ("EUWA") ("UK MiFIR"); and (ii) all channels for distribution of the Notes to eligible counterparties and professional clients are appropriate. Any distributorshould take into consideration the manufacturer'starget 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 manufacturer'starget market assessment) and determining appropriate distribution channels.

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 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 (as amended, the "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 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 by virtue of the EUWA; or (ii) a customer within the meaning of the provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 ("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 by virtue of the EUWA. Consequently no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No. 1286/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of EUWA (the "UKPRIIPs Regulation"),for offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making themavailable 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.

PART A – CONTRACTUAL TERMS

Terms used herein shall be deemed to be defined as such for the purposes of the Conditions set forth in the Prospectus dated 26 November 2020 which constitutes a base prospectus for the purposes of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 and the supplemental Prospectus dated 19 February 2021 , which constitutes a supplementary prospectus for the purposes of Article 23 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as it forms part of domestic law in the UK by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ("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/7654G\_1-2020-11-27.pdf

https://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/8025P\_1-2021-2-19.pdf

1 Issuer: NatWest Group plc
2 (i) Series Number: 3513
(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:
Euro ("€")
4 Aggregate Nominal Amount:
(i) Series: €1,000,000,000
(ii) Tranche: €1,000,000,000
5 Issue Price:
99.992 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: 26 February 2021
(ii) Interest Commencement Date: 26 February 2021
8 Maturity Date: Interest Payment Date falling in February 2030
9 Interest Basis: 0.780 per cent. Fixed Rate from (and including) the Issue
Date to (but excluding) 26February 2029
Thereafter, 3-month EURIBOR + 0.949 per cent. Floating
Rate
10 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
11 Change of Interest Basis: The Interest Basis shall change from Fixed Rate to Floating
Rate from (and including) 26February 2029
12 Issuer Call Option:
Applicable
13
(i)
Status of the Notes:
Ordinary Notes
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(ii) Date Board approval for issuance of Notes obtained: Not Applicable

PROVISIONS RELATING TO INTEREST (IF ANY) PAYABLE

14 Fixed Rate Note Provisions: Applicable to (but excluding) 26February 2029
(i) Rate(s) of Interest: 0.780 per cent. per annum payable in arrear on each Interest
Payment Date
(ii) Interest Payment Date(s): 26 February in each year from (and including) 26February
2022 up to (and including) 26 February 2029
(iii)
Fixed Coupon Amount:
€7.80 per Calculation Amount
(iv) Broken Amount(s): Not Applicable
(v) Day Count Fraction: Actual/Actual (ICMA)
(vi)
Determination Dates:
26 February in each year
(vii) Business Day Convention: Not Applicable
(viii) Business Centre(s): Not Applicable
15 Reset Note Provisions: Not Applicable
16 Floating Rate Note Provisions: Applicable from (and including) 26February 2029
(i) Interest Period(s)/Specified
Interest Payment Dates:
26 May 2029, 26 August 2029, 26 November 2029 and 26
February 2030, in each case subject to adjustment in
accordance with paragraph 16(ii) below
(ii)
Business Day Convention:
Modified Following Business Day Convention
(iii)
Business Centre(s):
Not Applicable
(iv)
Manner in which the Rate(s) of
Interest is/are to be determined:
Screen Rate Determination
(v) Calculation Agent (if not
National Westminster Bank plc):
Not Applicable
(vi) Screen Rate Determination:
Reference Rate: 3-month EURIBOR
Interest Determination
Date(s):
Second day on which the TARGET 2 System is open prior
to the start of each Interest Period
Relevant Screen Page: Reuters Page EURIBOR01
Calculation Method: Not Applicable
Compounded Index: Not Applicable
Observation Method: Not Applicable
Observation Look-back
Period:
Not Applicable
ARRC Fallbacks: Not Applicable
D: Not Applicable
Relevant Decimal Place: Not Applicable
(vii) ISDA Determination: Not Applicable
(viii) Linear Interpolation: Not Applicable
(ix)
Margin(s):
+ 0.949 per cent. per annum
(x)
Minimum Rate of Interest:
Not Applicable
(xi)
Maximum Rate of Interest:
Not Applicable
(xii) Day Count Fraction: Actual/360
17 Zero Coupon Note Provisions: Not Applicable
PROVISIONS RELATING TO REDEMPTION
18 Notice periods for Condition 5(b): Minimum period: 5 days
Maximum period: 30 days
19 Redemption for Capital
Disqualification Event:
Not Applicable
20 Issuer Call: Applicable
(i)
Optional Redemption Date(s):
26 February 2029
(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
21 (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 Early Redemption Amount payable on redemption (a) for taxreasons 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 Ordinary Notes) or (d) on an event of default:

22 Final Redemption Amount: €1,000 per Calculation Amount €1,000 per Calculation Amount

GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO THE NOTES

24 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
25 Additional Financial Centre(s): London
26 Talons for future Coupons to be
attached to Definitive Notes (and
dates on which such Talons mature):
No
27 Whether TEFRA D/TEFRA C rules
applicable or TEFRA rules not
applicable:
TEFRA D
28 Relevant Benchmark: EURIBOR is provided by European Money Markets
Institute.As far as the Issuer is aware, as at the date hereof,
the transitional provisions in Article 51 (Transitional
provisions) of the Benchmark Regulation as it forms part of
domestic law by virtue of the EUWA apply such that
European Money Markets Institute is not currently required
to obtain authorisation or registration (or, if located outside
the UK, recognition, endorsement or equivalence).
Signed on behalf of NatWest Group plc:
By:
______

Duly authorised

PART B – OTHER INFORMATION

1 LISTING

(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 and on
the
Sustainable Bond Market of the London Stock Exchange
with effect from 26 February 2021
(ii) Estimate
of
total
expenses
relating to admission to trading:
£5,515
2
RATINGS
Ratings:
The Notes to be issued are expected to be rated:
S&P Global Ratings Europe Limited: BBB

Moody's Investors Service Limited:Baa2 Fitch Ratings Limited:A

3 INTERESTS OF NATURAL AND LEGAL PERSONS INVOLVED IN THE ISSUE

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.

4 REASONS FOR THE OFFER AND ESTIMATED NET AMOUNT OF PROCEEDS

Reasons for the offer: An amount of funding equivalent to the net proceeds will
be allocated over the next 12 months to the financing and
re-financing of Eligible Projects (as defined in the
Prospectus) which will consist of loans originally
provided
to
not-for-profit,
registered
housing
associations operating in the UK which provide greater
access to Affordable Housing as set out in Section 4.2
(Affordable Housing) of the Framework (as defined in the
Prospectus) and in line with Section 5.2 of the
Framework
Estimated net proceeds: €997,170,000
5 YIELD
Indication of yield: 0.781 per cent. per annum. for the period from (and
including) the Issue Date to (but excluding) 26 February

indication of future yield.

  1. The yield is calculated at the Issue Date on the basis of the Issue Price and the initial Rate of Interest. It is not an

6 HISTORIC INTEREST RATES

Details of historic EURIBOR rates can be obtained from Reuters.

7 OPERATIONAL INFORMATION

(i) ISIN: XS2307853098
(ii) Common Code: 230785309
  • (iii) CMU Instrument Number: Not Applicable
  • (v) Any clearing system(s) other than Euroclear Bank SA/NV and Clearstream Banking S.A. and the relevant identification number(s):
  • (vii) Names and addresses of additional Paying Agent(s) (if any):
  • (viii)Intended to be held in a manner which would allow Eurosystem eligibility:

(iv) Clearing System: Euroclear Bank SA/NV and Clearstream Banking S.A.

Not Applicable

(vi) Delivery: Delivery free of payment

Not Applicable

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 capable of meeting them the Notes may then be deposited 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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