Greenway, November 12 | National Bank of England Westminster (NatWest) bought back shares worth 1 billion pounds from the British government. According to the announcement, National Westminster Bank will buy back 0.2626 billion shares from the British government, and the UK government's shareholding ratio will be reduced from 14.2% to 11.2%. This is the second time in 12 months that National Westminster Bank has directly repurchased shares. The British government made an earlier amendment to ease restrictions on the repurchase of shares by listed companies. The British government stated in 2023 that it intended to gradually reduce its shareholding in National Westminster Bank. At that time, the shareholding ratio was 38%.