NWG 6-K
NatWest Group plc (NWG)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
April, 2025
Commission File Number 001-10306
NatWest Group plc
250 Bishopsgate,
London, EC2M 4AA
United Kingdom
(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.
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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:
NatWest Group plc - Result of Annual General Meeting
23 April 2025
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 19, 20, 22, 23 and 25 to 27 were passed as special resolutions.
| VOTES<br><br><br>FOR | % | VOTES<br><br><br>AGAINST | % | % of<br><br><br>ISC VOTED | VOTES<br><br><br>WITHHELD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resolution<br>1<br><br><br><br><br><br>To<br>receive the 2024 Report and Accounts | 25,169,732,416 | 99.98 | 4,693,348 | 0.02 | 77.90% | 42,812,916 |
| Resolution<br>2<br><br><br><br><br><br>To<br>approve the Directors' remuneration policy in the Directors'<br>remuneration report | 24,668,869,124 | 97.86 | 538,673,576 | 2.14 | 78.00% | 9,701,904 |
| Resolution<br>3<br><br><br><br><br><br>To<br>approve the Annual remuneration report in the Directors'<br>remuneration report | 24,455,534,356 | 97.02 | 752,180,000 | 2.98 | 78.00% | 9,523,476 |
| Resolution<br>4<br><br><br><br><br><br>To<br>declare a final dividend of 15.5 pence per ordinary<br>share | 25,210,007,020 | 100.00 | 964,620 | 0.00 | 78.01% | 6,270,124 |
| Resolution<br>5<br><br><br><br><br><br>To<br>re-elect Rick Haythornthwaite as a Director | 24,610,336,308 | 97.63 | 597,931,384 | 2.37 | 78.01% | 9,028,072 |
| Resolution<br>6<br><br><br><br><br><br>To<br>re-elect Paul Thwaite as a Director | 25,197,786,500 | 99.95 | 11,700,440 | 0.05 | 78.01% | 7,808,608 |
| Resolution<br>7<br><br><br><br><br><br>To<br>re-elect Katie Murray as a Director | 25,129,062,580 | 99.68 | 79,840,192 | 0.32 | 78.01% | 8,392,992 |
| Resolution 8<br><br><br><br><br><br>To<br>re-elect Frank Dangeard as a Director | Withdrawn | |||||
| Resolution<br>9<br><br><br><br><br><br>To<br>re-elect Roisin Donnelly as a Director | 25,190,575,548 | 99.93 | 17,340,056 | 0.07 | 78.00% | 9,378,216 |
| Resolution<br>10<br><br><br><br><br><br>To<br>re-elect Patrick Flynn as a Director | 24,919,988,968 | 98.86 | 287,224,580 | 1.14 | 78.00% | 10,078,424 |
| Resolution<br>11<br><br><br><br><br><br>To<br>elect Geeta Gopalan as a Director | 25,040,822,712 | 99.34 | 167,113,408 | 0.66 | 78.00% | 9,357,692 |
| Resolution<br>12<br><br><br><br><br><br>To<br>re-elect Yasmin Jetha as a Director | 25,193,233,452 | 99.94 | 14,641,848 | 0.06 | 78.00% | 9,418,220 |
| Resolution<br>13<br><br><br><br><br><br>To<br>re-elect Stuart Lewis as a Director | 24,921,004,316 | 98.89 | 280,134,612 | 1.11 | 77.98% | 16,154,892 |
| Resolution<br>14<br><br><br><br><br><br>To<br>elect Gill Whitehead as a Director | 25,194,867,584 | 99.95 | 12,178,636 | 0.05 | 78.00% | 10,246,912 |
| Resolution<br>15<br><br><br><br><br><br>To<br>re-elect Lena Wilson as a Director | 24,909,732,340 | 98.82 | 297,888,676 | 1.18 | 78.00% | 9,672,796 |
| Resolution<br>16<br><br><br><br><br><br>To<br>re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors of the<br>Company | 25,077,618,132 | 99.93 | 17,961,848 | 0.07 | 77.66% | 121,713,848 |
| Resolution<br>17<br><br><br><br><br><br>To<br>authorise the Group Audit Committee to fix the remuneration of the<br>auditors | 25,192,460,104 | 99.96 | 9,918,028 | 0.04 | 77.99% | 14,908,260 |
| Resolution<br>18<br><br><br><br><br><br>To<br>renew the directors' authority to allot shares in the<br>Company | 23,849,010,992 | 94.61 | 1,358,216,120 | 5.39 | 78.00% | 10,060,712 |
| Resolution<br>19<br><br><br><br><br><br>To renew the directors' authority to allot equity securities on a<br>non pre-emptive basis in<br>connection with an offer or issue of equity<br>securities | 24,416,035,904 | 97.24 | 693,176,032 | 2.76 | 77.70% | 108,097,636 |
| Resolution<br>20<br><br><br><br><br><br>To renew the directors' authority to allot equity securities on a<br>non pre-emptive basis in<br>connection with the financing of a transaction | 24,390,836,816 | 97.13 | 719,616,816 | 2.87 | 77.70% | 106,855,932 |
| Resolution<br>21<br><br><br><br><br><br>To<br>renew the directors' authority to allot ordinary shares or grant<br>rights to subscribe for or to convert any security into ordinary<br>shares in relation to Equity Convertible Notes | 24,865,593,608 | 98.65 | 341,345,176 | 1.35 | 78.00% | 10,370,788 |
| Resolution<br>22<br><br><br><br><br><br>To<br>renew the directors' authority to allot equity securities on a non<br>pre-emptive basis in connection with Equity Convertible<br>Notes | 24,777,405,008 | 98.30 | 429,588,416 | 1.70 | 78.00% | 10,308,236 |
| Resolution<br>23<br><br><br><br><br><br>To<br>renew the authority to permit the holding of General Meetings on 14<br>clear days' notice | 23,989,768,936 | 95.16 | 1,219,870,804 | 4.84 | 78.01% | 7,669,504 |
| Resolution<br>24<br><br><br><br><br><br>To<br>renew the authority in respect of political donations and<br>expenditure by the Company in terms of sections 366 and 367 of the<br>Companies Act 2006 | 24,830,739,644 | 98.51 | 374,782,580 | 1.49 | 78.00% | 11,778,460 |
| Resolution<br>25<br><br><br><br><br><br>To<br>renew the authority for the Company to purchase its own shares on a<br>recognised investment exchange | 25,182,432,744 | 99.94 | 14,970,200 | 0.06 | 77.97% | 19,906,468 |
| Resolution<br>26<br><br><br><br><br><br>To<br>renew the authority to make off-market purchases of ordinary shares<br>from HM Treasury | 24,108,578,720 | 99.25 | 181,659,984 | 0.75 | 75.16% | 8,317,104 |
| Resolution<br>27<br><br><br><br><br><br>To<br>authorise the Company to make off-market purchases of preference<br>shares | 24,944,922,400 | 98.95 | 263,670,916 | 1.05 | 78.01% | 8,714,332 |
* 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 17 April 2025 (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 32,316,060,404
Contact:
Investor Relations
+ 44 (0)207 672 1758
Media Relations
+44 (0)131 523 4205
Legal Entity Identifier: 2138005O9XJIJN4JPN90
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| NatWest Group plc<br><br><br>(Registrant) | ||||
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| Date: | 23<br>April 2025 | By: | /s/<br>Mark Stevens | |
| Name: | Mark<br>Stevens | |||
| Title: | Assistant<br>Secretary |