EX-1.2 3 dp216726_ex0102.htm EXHIBIT 1.2

Exhibit 1.2

 

Execution Version

 

Pricing Agreement

 

NatWest Markets Securities Inc.

600 Washington Boulevard

Stamford, CT 06901

United States of America

 

As Representatives of the several

Underwriters named in Schedule I hereto

 

August 12, 2024

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

NatWest Group plc, a public limited company incorporated under the laws of, and registered in, Scotland (the “Company”), proposes, subject to the terms and conditions stated herein and in the Underwriting Agreement, dated August 12, 2024 (the “Underwriting Agreement”) among the Company on the one hand and the several Underwriters on the other hand, to issue and sell to the Underwriters named in Schedule I hereto (the “Underwriters”), or to purchasers procured by them, the securities specified in Schedule II hereto (the “Notes”).

 

Each of the provisions of the Underwriting Agreement is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety, and shall be deemed to be a part of this Agreement to the same extent as if such provisions had been set forth in full herein; and each of the representations and warranties set forth therein shall be deemed to have been made at and as of the date of this Pricing Agreement, except that each representation and warranty which refers to the Disclosure Package and/or the Prospectus in Section 2 of the Underwriting Agreement shall be deemed to be a representation or warranty as of the date of the Underwriting Agreement in relation to the Disclosure Package and/or the Prospectus (each as therein defined), as the case may be, and also a representation and warranty as of the date of this Pricing Agreement in relation to the Disclosure Package and/or the Prospectus (as amended or supplemented), as the case may be, relating to the Notes which are the subject of this Pricing Agreement. Each reference to the Representatives herein and in the provisions of the Underwriting Agreement so incorporated by reference shall be deemed to refer to you. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Underwriting Agreement are used herein as therein defined. The Representatives designated to act on behalf of themselves and on behalf of each of the Underwriters of the Notes pursuant to Section 12 of the Underwriting Agreement and the address of the Representatives referred to in such Section 12 are set forth at the end of Schedule II hereto.

 

An amendment to the Registration Statement, or a supplement to the Prospectus, as the case may be, relating to the Notes, in the form heretofore delivered to you is now proposed to be filed with the Commission.

 

Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein (including Schedules I and II hereto) and in the Underwriting Agreement incorporated herein by reference, the Company agrees to issue and sell to each of the Underwriters, or to purchasers procured by them, and each of the Underwriters agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company, or to procure purchasers to purchase from the Company, at the time and place and at the purchase price to the Underwriters set forth in Schedule II hereto, the principal amount of Notes set forth opposite the name of such Underwriter in Schedule I hereto.

 

 

If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please sign and return to us one counterpart hereof, and upon acceptance hereof by you, on behalf of each of the Underwriters, this letter and such acceptance hereof, including the provisions of the Underwriting Agreement incorporated herein by reference, shall constitute a binding agreement between each of the Underwriters and the Company.

 

The Underwriters agree as among themselves that they will be bound by and will comply with the Master Agreement Among Underwriters dated September 12, 2023 governing the relationship among NatWest Markets Securities Inc. and the underwriters parties thereto (the “Agreement Among Underwriters”) with respect to the Notes and further agree that (so far as the context permits) references in the Agreement Among Underwriters to “Underwriter” shall refer to the Underwriters herein.

 

 

 

 

 

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  Very truly yours,
   
   
  NATWEST GROUP PLC 
   
  By:  /s/  Donal Quaid
    Name: Donal Quaid
    Title: NWG Treasurer

 

 

 

 

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[Signature page of the Pricing Agreement]

 

Accepted as of the date hereof:

 

NatWest Markets Securities Inc.

 

 

   
By: /s/ Hayward H. Smith  
  Name: Hayward H. Smith  
  Title: Director  

 

 

 

For itself and as Representative of the several Underwriters

 

 

 

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[Signature page of the Pricing Agreement

 

SCHEDULE I

 

Principal Amount of the Principal Amount of the

 

  Fixed Reset Rate Notes to be Purchased Floating Rate Notes to be Purchased
NatWest Markets Securities Inc.   $643,750,000 $257,500,000
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.   $187,500,000 $75,000,000
Jefferies LLC   $187,500,000 $75,000,000
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC   $187,500,000 $75,000,000
BMO Capital Markets Corp.   $21,875,000 $8,750,000
CIBC World Markets Corp.   $21,875,000 $8,750,000
  Total: $1,250,000,000 $500,000,000

 

 

   SCHEDULE II

 

Capitalized terms used herein, unless otherwise stated, shall have the meaning set forth in the Underwriting Agreement.

 

TITLE OF NOTES:

 

4.964% Senior Callable Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Notes due 2030 (the “Fixed Reset Rate Notes”)

 

Senior Callable Floating Rate Notes due 2028 (the “Floating Rate Notes” and together with the Fixed Reset Rate Notes, the “Senior Notes”)

 

AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF SENIOR NOTES:

 

$1,250,000,000 principal amount of the Fixed Reset Rate Notes

 

$500,000,000 principal amount of the Floating Rate Notes

 

PRICE TO PUBLIC:

 

100.000% of the principal amount of the Fixed Reset Rate Notes 100.000% of the principal amount of the Floating Rate Notes

 

PURCHASE PRICE BY UNDERWRITERS:

 

99.750% of the principal amount of the Fixed Reset Rate Notes 99.800% of the principal amount of the Floating Rate Notes

 

UNDERWRITING COMMISSION:

 

0.250% for the Fixed Reset Rate Notes 0.200% for the Floating Rate Notes

 

FORM OF SECURITIES:

 

Book-entry only form represented by one or more global notes deposited with a custodian for DTC, Euroclear Bank SA/NV and Clearstream Banking, S.A., as the case may be.

 

SPECIFIED FUNDS FOR PAYMENT OF PURCHASE PRICE:

 

Wire transfer of immediately available funds

 

APPLICABLE TIME:

 

4:58 p.m. (New York time), August 12, 2024

 

 

TIME OF DELIVERY:

 

9:30 a.m. (New York time), August 15, 2024

 

INDENTURE:

 

Amended and Restated Indenture dated as of December 13, 2017, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, acting through its London Branch, as Trustee, as amended and supplemented by the Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 19, 2020 and a supplemental indenture to be dated on or around August 15, 2024.

 

MATURITY DATE:

 

August 15, 2030 for the Fixed Reset Rate Notes November 15, 2028 for the Floating Rate Notes

 

INTEREST RATE:

 

For the Fixed Reset Rate Notes

 

-from (and including) August 15, 2024, to (but excluding) August 15, 2029, 4.964% per annum; and

 

-from (and including) August 15, 2029 to (but excluding) maturity, a rate per annum equal to the applicable U.S. Treasury Rate as determined by the Calculation Agent on the Reset Determination Date, plus 1.220%.

 

For the Floating Rate Notes

 

-from (and including) August 15, 2024, to (but excluding) maturity, a rate per annum equal to the Compounded Daily SOFR plus 1.300%, accruing from (and including) August 15, 2024 to (but excluding) maturity.

 

INTEREST PAYMENT DATES:

 

Interest on the Fixed Reset Rate Notes will be paid semi-annually in arrear on February 15 and August 15 of each year, beginning on February 15, 2025, to (and including) maturity.

 

Interest on the Floating Rate Notes will be paid quarterly in arrear on February 15, May 15, August 15 and November 15 of each year, beginning on November 15, 2024, to (and including) maturity.

 

INTEREST RECORD DATES:

 

The regular record dates for each series of Senior Notes will be the 15th calendar day immediately preceding each Interest Payment Date, whether or not a business day.

 

INTEREST RATE RESET DATES:

 

For the Fixed Reset Rate Notes, interest will be reset on August 15, 2029.

 

For the Floating Rate Notes, interest will be reset on February 15, May 15, August 15 and November 15 of each year, beginning on November 15, 2024.

 

 

REDEMPTION PROVISIONS:

 

The Senior Notes may be redeemed as described in the Prospectus.

 

U.K. BAIL-IN POWER:

 

The Senior Notes may be subject to the U.K. bail-in power as described in the Prospectus.

 

SINKING FUND PROVISIONS:

 

No sinking fund provisions.

 

CLOSING LOCATION FOR DELIVERY OF SENIOR NOTES:

 

Offices of Davis Polk & Wardwell London LLP, 5 Aldermanbury Square London EC2V 7HR, United Kingdom

 

NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF REPRESENTATIVES:

 

Designated Representatives: NatWest Markets Securities Inc.

 

Address for Notices:              600 Washington Boulevard, Stamford, CT 06901, UnitedStates of America

 

CUSIP:

 

639057 AS7 for the Fixed Reset Rate Notes 639057 AR9 for the Floating Rate Notes

 

ISIN:

 

US639057AS70 for the Fixed Reset Rate Notes

 

US639057AR97 for the Floating Rate Notes

 

STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING:

 

The Company intends to apply to list each series of Senior Notes on the New York Stock Exchange in accordance with its rules.

 

OTHER TERMS:

 

The Senior Notes will have additional terms as more fully described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and shall be governed by the Indenture.