NatWest Group chair bought 1,835 shares at £6.7040
NatWest Group disclosed that Chair Rick Haythornthwaite purchased 1,835 shares at £6.7040 on 1 October 2026 under the board shareholding policy.
What happened
NatWest Group filed Form 6-K with the SEC on 2026-10-05. The Company announcement dated 5 October 2026 was an initial notification of PDMR transactions. PDMR means a person with senior managerial responsibility whose dealings must be disclosed.
The PDMRs purchased ordinary shares of £1.0769* each. The purchases were made on 1 October 2026 at the price indicated. The transactions took place on the London Stock Exchange (XLON).
The purchases were made in accordance with the Company’s Chairman and Non-executive Director shareholding policy. Rick Haythornthwaite, Chair, purchased 1,835 shares at £6.7040. Josh Critchley, Independent non-executive director, purchased 190 shares at £6.7040.
Roisin Donnelly, Independent non-executive director, purchased 193 shares at £6.7040. Patrick Flynn, Independent non-executive director, purchased 196 shares at £6.7040. Geeta Gopalan, Independent non-executive director, purchased 485 shares at £6.7040. Albert Hitchcock, Independent non-executive director, purchased 493 shares at £6.7040.
Ernie Johannson, Independent non-executive director, purchased 351 shares at £6.7040. Stuart Lewis, Independent non-executive director, purchased 495 shares at £6.7040. Gill Whitehead, Independent non-executive director, purchased 483 shares at £6.7040. Lena Wilson, Senior Independent Director, purchased 182 shares at £6.7040.
According to the company, the nominal value of ordinary shares without rounding is £1.076923076923077 per share. Nominal value is the stated face value used for company records, separate from the market purchase price.
Policy purchases put board members on the shareholder register
According to the company, the purchases were made in accordance with the Chairman and Non-executive Director shareholding policy. That link shows the transactions were policy-related holdings rather than an isolated purchase by one director.
For investors, the practical effect is alignment: directors held shares under a stated policy. The disclosure identifies roles alongside each purchase, which helps readers see that board members participated on the same terms.
