Report of Foreign Issuer (6-k)
September 22 2020 - 9:43AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For
September 22, 2020
Commission
File Number: 001-10306
NatWest
Group plc
RBS,
Gogarburn, PO Box 1000
Edinburgh
EH12 1HQ
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities
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"Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-
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The following information was issued as Company announcements
in London, England and is furnished pursuant to General Instruction
B to the General Instructions to Form
6-K:
September 22, 2020
NATWEST
GROUP PLC - RESULTS OF TENDER OFFERS FOR CERTAIN OF ITS OUTSTANDING
NOTES
NatWest
Group plc (the "Offeror") is today announcing the final results of
its previously announced cash tender offers (each, an "Offer" and,
together, the "Offers") for any and all of certain series of its
U.S. dollar denominated notes set out in the table below (the
"Notes").
The Offers were made on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in the offer to purchase dated September
14, 2020 (the "Offer to Purchase") and the related Notice of
Guaranteed Delivery (together, the
"Offer Documents"). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this announcement have the same meaning as in the Offer to Purchase.
Based
on information provided by the Tender Agent, $1,967,908,000 in
aggregate principal amount of the Notes were validly tendered and
not validly withdrawn by 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on
September 21, 2020 (the "Expiration Deadline"), as more fully set
forth below. The Offeror has accepted all Notes that were validly
tendered and not validly withdrawn prior to the Expiration
Deadline. In addition, $9,418,000 in aggregate principal amount of
the Notes were tendered using the guaranteed delivery procedures.
The Settlement Date is expected to be September 24, 2020.
The
table below sets forth, among other things, the principal amount of
each series of Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn at
or prior to the Expiration Deadline:
Title of Security
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Issuer
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ISIN/CUSIP
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Principal Amount Outstanding(1)
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Aggregate Principal Amount Tendered Excluding Notes Tendered Using
Guaranteed Delivery Procedures
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Aggregate Principal Amount Tendered Using Guaranteed Delivery
Procedures
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Purchase Price(2)
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6.425%
Non-Cumulative Trust Preferred Securities ("Trust Securities")
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RBS
Capital Trust II
|
US74927PAA75
74927PAA7
|
$393,573,000(4)
|
$251,681,000
|
$4,207,000
|
$1,556.87
|
7.648%
Dollar Perpetual Regulatory tier One Securities, Series 1
("PROs")
|
The
Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc(3)
|
US780097AH44
780097AH4
|
$761,746,000
|
$631,491,000
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$793,000
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$1,547.47
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6.125%
Subordinated Tier 2 Notes due 2022 ("2022 Notes")
|
The
Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (3)
|
US780099CE50
780099CE5
|
$2,250,000,000
|
$630,064,000
|
$2,691,000
|
$1,098.79
|
6.100%
Subordinated Tier 2 Notes due 2023 ("2023 Notes")
|
The
Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc(3)
|
US780097AY76
780097AY7
|
$1,000,000,000
|
$454,672,000
|
$1,727,000
|
$1,116.01
|
(1)
As of the commencement date of the Offers.
(2)
Per $1,000 principal amount of the Notes (as defined herein)
validly tendered and accepted for purchase.
(3)
Currently NatWest Group plc.
(4)
Excluding $256,427,000 principal amount of 6.425%
Non-Cumulative Trust Preferred Securities, which are held by the
Offeror as of the date hereof and are deemed not to be
outstanding.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Lucid Issuer Services Limited acted as tender agent for the Offers.
NatWest Markets Securities Inc., an affiliate of the Offeror, acted
as Global Arranger and Lead Dealer Manager and Goldman Sachs &
Co. LLC and UBS Securities LLC (together with NatWest Markets
Securities Inc.) acted as Dealer Managers. Questions regarding the
Offers should be directed to NatWest Markets Securities Inc. at +44
20 7678 522, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC at +1 800 828 3182, +1 212
357-0215 (Collect) or +44 20 7552 6157 (U.K.) and UBS Securities
LLC at +1 888 719-4210, + 1 203 719 4210 (Collect) or +44 20 7568
1121 (U.K.).
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
From time to time, we may make statements, both
written and oral, regarding our assumptions, projections,
expectations, intentions or beliefs about future events.
These statements constitute "forward-looking statements". We
caution that these statements may and often do vary materially from
actual results. Accordingly, we cannot assure you that actual
results will not differ materially from those expressed or implied
by the forward-looking statements. You should read the sections
entitled "Risk
Factors" in the Offer to
Purchase, in our Annual Report, Q1 2020 Interim Report and H1 2020
Interim Report and "Forward-Looking
Statements" in our Annual
Report, Q1 2020 Interim Report and H1 2020 Interim
Report.
Any
forward-looking statements made herein or in the documents
incorporated by reference herein speak only as of the date they are
made. Except as required by the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority
(the "FCA"), any applicable stock exchange or any applicable law,
we expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to release
publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement
contained in the Offer to Purchase or the documents incorporated by
reference herein to reflect any changes in expectations with regard
thereto or any new information or any changes in events, conditions
or circumstances on which any such statement is based. The reader
should, however, consult any additional disclosures that we have
made or may make in documents we have filed or may file with the
SEC.
Legal Entity Identifiers
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NatWest
Group plc
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2138005O9XJIJN4JPN90
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Date: 22
September 2020
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NATWEST
GROUP plc (Registrant)
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By: /s/
Jan Cargill
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Name:
Jan Cargill
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Title:
Deputy Secretary
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