NatWest buys back £1bn of its shares from UK government
by Jasper Jolly from World news | The Guardian on (#6S4DY)
Privatisation of bailed-out bank continues after plan to offer to retail investors was abandoned
NatWest has bought back shares worth 1bn from the UK government, as the privatisation of the bailed-out bank continues after a plan to offer a chunk of the stock to retail investors was abandoned.
The government and NatWest said on Monday that the Treasury's holding will drop from 14.2% to 11.4%, after the sale of shares at a price of about 3.81, the bank's closing price on Friday.
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