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Exhibit 1.2

 

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,

 

June 15, 2026

 

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 June 15, 2026 (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: Group Treasurer

 

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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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SCHEDULE I

 

    Principal Amount of Notes to be Purchased
     
NatWest Markets Securities Inc.   $431,250,000
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.   $156,250,000
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC   $156,250,000
Jefferies LLC   $156,250,000
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC   $156,250,000
UBS Securities LLC   $156,250,000
CIBC World Markets Corp.   $18,750,000
SEB Securities, Inc.   $18,750,000
  Total: $1,250,000,000

 

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SCHEDULE II

 

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

 

Title of Notes:

 

4.983% Senior Callable Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Notes due 2032 (the “Notes”)

 

Aggregate principal amount of Notes:

 

$1,250,000,000 principal amount

 

Price to Public:

 

100.000% of the principal amount of the Notes

 

Purchase Price by Underwriters:

 

99.750% of the principal amount of the Notes

 

Underwriting Commission:

 

0.250%

 

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:

 

4:25 p.m. (New York time), June 15, 2026

 

Time of Delivery:

 

9:30 a.m. (New York time), June 18, 2026

 

Indenture:

 

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 supplemented and amended by the Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 19, 2020 and a supplemental indenture to be dated on or around June 18, 2026.

 

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Maturity Date:

 

June 18, 2032

 

Interest Rate:

 

-from (and including) June 18, 2026, to (but excluding) June 18, 2031, 4.983% per annum; and

 

-from (and including) June 18, 2031 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 0.800%.

 

Interest Payment Dates:

 

Interest on the Notes will be paid semi-annually in arrear on June 18 and December 18 of each year, beginning on December 18, 2026, to (and including) maturity.

 

Interest Record Dates:

 

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

 

Interest Rate Reset Date:

 

Interest will be reset on June 18, 2031.

 

Redemption Provisions:

 

The Notes may be redeemed as described in the Prospectus.

 

U.K. Bail-In Power:

 

The 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 Notes:

 

Offices of Davis Polk & Wardwell London LLP, The Whittington Building, 4A Frederick’s Place, London EC2R 8AB, United Kingdom

 

Names and addresses of Representatives:

 

Designated Representatives: NatWest Markets Securities Inc.

 

Address for Notices:   600 Washington Boulevard, Stamford, CT 06901,

United States of America

 

CUSIP:

 

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639057AX6

 

ISIN:

 

US639057AX65

 

Stock Exchange Listing:

 

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

 

Other Terms:

 

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

 

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