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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 April 25, 2023
Commission File Number: 001-10306
 
NatWest Group plc
 
RBS, Gogarburn, PO Box 1000
Edinburgh EH12 1HQ
 
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
 
   Form 20-F X Form 40-F ___
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):_________
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):_________
 
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
Yes ___ No X
 
 
If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- ________
 
 
 
 
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: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NatWest Group plc - Result of Annual General Meeting
 
25 April 2023
 
 
Following the Annual General Meeting held today at Gogarburn, Edinburgh EH12 1HQ, NatWest Group plc (the "Company") announces the results of the poll vote for each resolution as follows. Resolutions 18, 19, 21, 22, 24, 25 and 26 were passed as special resolutions.
 
 
VOTESFOR
%
VOTESAGAINST
%
% of ISC VOTED
VOTESWITHHELD
Resolution 1
To receive the 2022 Report and Accounts
33,704,005,852
99.99
2,055,844
0.01
88.20%
11,235,788
Resolution 2
To approve the Annual remuneration report in the Directors' Remuneration Report
32,683,776,892
97.35
891,030,920
2.65
87.85%
142,525,464
Resolution 3
To declare a final dividend of 10 pence per ordinary share
33,711,741,396
99.99
3,512,332
0.01
88.22%
2,089,480
Resolution 4
To re-elect Howard Davies as a Director
33,437,055,064
99.18
275,870,092
0.82
88.21%
4,420,752
Resolution 5
To re-elect Alison Rose-Slade as a Director
33,703,913,460
99.97
8,756,116
0.03
88.21%
4,685,648
Resolution 6
To re-elect Katie Murray as a Director
33,655,342,524
99.83
56,088,472
0.17
88.21%
5,878,852
Resolution 7
To re-elect Frank Dangeard as a Director
33,410,654,036
99.11
298,329,536
0.89
88.20%
8,325,140
Approval of Frank Dangeard'sre-election by independent shareholders only
17,530,093,248
98.33
298,329,536
1.67
79.82%
8,325,140
Resolution 8
To elect Roisin Donnelly as a Director
33,704,511,996
99.99
4,359,624
0.01
88.20%
8,437,608
Approval of Roisin Donnelly'selection by independent shareholders only
17,823,951,208
99.98
4,359,624
0.02
79.82%
8,437,608
Resolution 9
To re-elect Patrick Flynn as a Director
33,336,735,540
98.90
372,058,672
1.10
88.20%
8,562,636
Approval of Patrick Flynn's re-election by independent shareholders only
17,456,174,752
97.91
372,058,672
2.09
79.81%
8,562,636
Resolution 10
To re-elect Morten Friis as a Director
33,336,438,532
98.89
372,745,948
1.11
88.20%
8,172,220
Approval of Morten Friis' re-election by independent shareholders only
17,455,877,744
97.91
372,745,948
2.09
79.82%
8,172,220
Resolution 11
To re-elect Yasmin Jetha as a Director
33,704,567,904
99.99
4,214,640
0.01
88.20%
8,574,272
Approval of Yasmin Jetha's re-election by independent shareholders
17,824,007,116
99.98
4,214,640
0.02
79.81%
8,574,272
Resolution 12
To elect Stuart Lewis as a Director
33,705,284,020
99.99
3,611,056
0.01
88.20%
8,453,912
Approval of Stuart Lewis' election by independent shareholders only
17,824,723,232
99.98
3,611,056
0.02
79.82%
8,453,912
Resolution 13
To re-elect Mark Seligman as a Director
33,335,943,588
98.89
372,909,340
1.11
88.20%
8,500,928
Approval of Mark Seligman's re-election by independent shareholders only
17,455,382,800
97.91
372,909,340
2.09
79.81%
8,500,928
Resolution 14
To re-elect Lena Wilson as a Director
33,040,589,696
98.02
668,093,244
1.98
88.20%
8,669,212
Approval of Lena Wilson's re-election by independent shareholders only
17,160,028,908
96.25
668,093,244
3.75
79.81%
8,669,212
Resolution 15
To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors
33,505,780,372
99.38
207,849,704
0.62
88.21%
3,721,216
Resolution 16
To authorise the Group Audit Committee to fix the remuneration of the auditors
33,708,645,028
99.99
4,601,376
0.01
88.21%
4,104,164
Resolution 17
To renew the directors' authority to allot shares in the Company
33,215,634,468
98.53
496,967,952
1.47
88.21%
4,753,736
Resolution 18
To renew the directors' authority to allot equity securities on a non pre-emptive basis in connection with an offer or issue of equity securities
33,666,507,152
99.91
30,079,260
0.09
88.17%
20,760,508
Resolution 19
To renew the directors' authority to allot equity securities on a non pre-emptive basis in connection with thefinancing of a transaction
33,415,630,312
99.16
282,007,476
0.84
88.17%
19,713,980
Resolution 20
To renew the directors' authority to allot ordinary shares or grant rights to subscribe for or to convert any security into ordinary shares in relation to Equity Convertible Notes
33,484,642,760
99.37
212,925,996
0.63
88.17%
19,785,788
Resolution 21
To renew the directors' authority to allot equity securities on a non pre-emptive basis in connection with Equity Convertible Notes 
33,387,002,424
99.08
308,926,848
0.92
88.17%
21,426,452
Resolution 22
To renew the authority to permit the holding of General Meetings on 14 clear days' notice
32,914,294,972
97.63
800,145,148
2.37
88.22%
2,898,664
Resolution 23
To renew the authority in respect of political donations and expenditure by the Company in terms of Section 366 of the Companies Act 2006
33,574,582,868
99.59
138,727,148
0.41
88.21%
4,004,260
Resolution 24
To renew the authority for the Company to purchase its own shares on a recognised investment exchange
33,480,514,284
99.32
229,013,848
0.68
88.20%
7,822,572
Resolution 25
To renew the authority to make off-market purchases of ordinary shares from HM Treasury
17,807,143,592
99.88
22,105,640
0.12
46.65%
7,546,208
Resolution 26
To authorise the Company to make off-market purchases of preference securities
33,662,086,996
99.85
50,971,876
0.15
88.21%
4,278,628
 
* A vote Withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes
"For" and "Against" a resolution.
 
 
In accordance with the UK Listing Authority's listing rules, a copy of the resolutions that do not constitute ordinary business at an annual general meeting will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism which is located at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
 
A full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Meeting which is available on the Company's website at
www.natwestgroup.com.
 
As at 21 April 2023 (being the latest date by which shareholders who wanted to vote at the Annual General Meeting must have been entered on the company's Register of Members) the total number of voting rights in the company was 38,217,583,144.                   
 
 
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Date: 25 April 2023
 
 
 
NATWEST GROUP plc (Registrant)
 
 
 
By: /s/ Jan Cargill
 
 
 
Name: Jan Cargill
 
Title: Chief Governance Officer and Company Secretary